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United States v. Kevin Gordon

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided August 24, 1995No. 94-3204PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Kevin Gordon got his fifteen minutes of fame by robbing nine banks in the Chicago area. As a result of his chosen path to celebrity, he is now serving a 387-month sentence in a federal penitentiary. He does not contest his conviction (he pled guilty), but he appeals his sentence on various grounds.

I. Background

Kevin Gordon was the “15-seeond bank robber.” He got that name because he typically gave tellers whom he was robbing fifteen seconds to hand over money, under implied threat of death. Between February and July 1993, Gordon robbed eight banks in the Chicago area.…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Griffin v. Oceanic Contractors, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. United States v. Willie Lee Franklin, Jerome Mann, Willie R. Anderson and Andrea Y. MannCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
  4. United States v. Alfred JordanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
  5. United States v. Nicholas T. Moore and Scott A. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. United States v. Aundre Sterling WrightCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
  2. United States v. Jose P. MolinaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997
  3. United States v. Tom Ray WallaceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
  4. United States v. Lashawn P. JilesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
  5. United States v. RobertsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000

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