Legal Opinion
United States v. Corley
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 24, 2008No. 05-1120, 05-1798PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
The defendant-appellant Odell Corley was convicted of a number of charges including bank robbery and capital murder, and was sentenced to death on October 27, 2004. He appeals his convictions and his sentence.
The convictions stemmed from Corley’s actions with others on August 27, 2002 in robbing a bank, and killing two persons and paralyzing a third at the bank. The robbery attempt was planned in advance and was to involve Corley and four others, Edward Johnson, Andre McGregor, Danyass Gay and Jeanna Ramsey. The roles each would take in the robbery were defined, with…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
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