Legal Opinion
United States v. Luther Wilkins, Morris Lewis, and Sam Gates, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 11, 1981No. 80-1269, 80-1270 and 80-1409PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWYGERT, Senior Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from the convictions of three defendants for bank robbery. Because each defendant has raised numerous grounds for reversal pertaining only to him, we will treat each defendant separately. 1
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The evidence presented at trial established that on October 15,1979, Morris Lewis and Curtis Lyons 2 entered the Crawford Savings and Loan Association in South Holland, Illinois. Sam Gates stood at the door of the bank as a lookout. All three men were armed and wore ski masks and gloves. Lewis threatened the tellers, and ordered them to put all their money in…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Adams v. United States Ex Rel. McCannSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Buchalter v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- United States v. Ronald W. ShepherdCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by45 opinions
- Luther Wilkins, Jr. v. James A. MayCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- United States v. Debbe MarquardtCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- United States v. Lewis F. Shelton, James Darrough, John Derry, Donald Burks, and Carl BledsoeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- United States v. Brian Bafia, Michael Kerridan, John Cappas and Philip LaportaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- United States v. Dennis J. GuarnoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
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