Legal Opinion
Patrick R. Rizzo v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 2, 1987No. 85-1984PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Chief Judge.
In 1967, at the age of 21, Patrick Rizzo was separately convicted both of robbing a federally insured bank while using a dangerous weapon, 18 U.S.C. § 2113(d), and of forcing a jail employee to aid him in an attempted escape, 18 U.S.C. § 2113(e). Although the convictions arose from two separate incidents, Rizzo was sentenced for each at the same time. He received the maximum sentence for both convictions: twenty-five years each, to be served consecutively. 1 Seventeen years later, Rizzo filed a motion to correct or vacate his sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. 2 The…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- United States v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Dorszynski v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Charles N. Norris v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Pfeil v. RogersCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by13 opinions
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