U.S. v. WHEELER

No. 16-3435.

857 F.3d 742 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James G. WHEELER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 19, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laura S. Kwaterski , Rebecca Taibleson , Jonathan H. Koenig , Attorneys, Office of the United States Attorney, Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Johanna M. Christiansen , Thomas W. Patton , Attorneys, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Peoria, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Easterbrook, Sykes, and Hamilton, Circuit Judges.


James Wheeler pleaded guilty to an attempt to obstruct interstate commerce by robbery, in violation of the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a), and to using a gun (by shooting someone) during that crime, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(iii). The guilty plea did not reserve any issue for appeal under Fed...

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