UNITED STATES v. LOVIES

No. 20-2463.

16 F.4th 493 (2021)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Christian M. LOVIES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 21, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian L. Reitz , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Daniel J. Hillis , Attorney, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Springfield, IL, Thomas W. Patton , Attorney, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Peoria, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Brennan, Scudder, and St. Eve, Circuit Judges.


Christian Lovies, wielding a gun, stole Emily Butler's car as she was filling it with gasoline. Along with three other individuals, including a minor, Lovies kidnapped Butler and took her from Indianapolis to Cincinnati while threatening to kill her.

A federal grand jury indicted Lovies for kidnapping, carjacking...

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