UNITED STATES v. COOK

No. 23-1016.

108 F.4th 574 (2024)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Brian Patrick COOK, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 17, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Katherine Virginia Boyle, Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Urbana Division, Urbana, IL, W. Scott Simpson, Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Springfield, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Terry Frederick, Attorney, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Peoria, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Sykes, Chief Judge, and St. Eve and Lee, Circuit Judges.


Armed with what appeared to be a gun, Brian Cook entered a bank in a western Illinois village, threatened two tellers to give him money, and fled the scene with a bag full of cash. He later pleaded guilty to one count of bank robbery under 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a). During the sentencing hearing, the parties disputed whether Cook...

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