Legal Opinion
United States v. Billy Covington
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 25, 2012No. 11-2652PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
The defendant-appellant, Billy Coving-ton, robbed a bank in Lansing, Illinois. He was arrested and pleaded guilty to the crimes of bank robbery (“Count 1”) and brandishing a firearm during a bank robbery (“Count 2”) under 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) and 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A). On July 14, 2011, the district court sentenced Covington to 36 months in prison on Count 1 and a consecutive sentence of 84 months on Count 2. Covington appeals, arguing that during the sentencing hearing, the district court denied him his right of allocution under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- United States v. Walter BarnesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- United States v. AldenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
- United States v. LuepkeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
- United States v. Feng Li, AKA Li Feng Zhao Hui, AKA Hui Zhao, Ru Jie Lu, AKA Ru Lu JieCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997
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3Cited by11 opinions
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