Legal Opinion
United States v. Gordon
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 16, 2008No. 07-1714PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-Appellant Carl Gordon is a citizen of Belize who lawfully entered the United States in 1974. Gordon obtained permanent resident status and was issued a “green card.” Ten years later, Gordon committed a series of home invasion robberies, targeting elderly women alone in their homes. In March of 1985, a Cook County grand jury indicted Gordon on multiple charges, including home invasion, residential burglary, armed robbery, robbery, aggravated battery, and theft. Gordon was found guilty of several of these charges and was sentenced to concurrent ten and seven year…
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