U.S. v. BRAZIER

Nos. 16-4258, 17-1060, 17-1412, 17-2268 & 17-2269.

933 F.3d 796 (2019)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ivan BRAZIER, Lindani Mzembe, and Derek Fields, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 12, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nathaniel Whalen , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Hammond, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Barry Levenstam , Attorney, Jenner & Block LLP, Chicago, IL, Ishan Bhabha , Attorney, Andrew Noll , Attorney, Corinne M. Smith , Attorney, Jenner & Block LLP, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellant in Nos. 16-4258 & 17-2268.

Sarah Justine Newman , Attorney, Lucas M. Walker , Attorney, Mololamken LLP, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellant in Nos. 17-1060 & 17-2269.

Michelle L. Jacobs , Attorney, Vanessa K. Eisenmann , Attorney, Biskupic & Jacobs, S.C., Mequon, WI, for Defendant-Appellant in No. 17-1412.

Before Kanne, Rovner, and Hamilton, Circuit Judges.


In the early hours of September 8, 2015, in South Bend, Indiana, appellants Ivan Brazier, Derek Fields, and Lindani Mzembe kidnapped, shot, and ruthlessly beat Adrian Harris as he left his home. Charged with federal kidnapping and firearms crimes, the three defendants were tried and sentenced separately, but their appeals...

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