Legal Opinion

Carpenter v. United States

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided June 22, 2007No. 04 C 7900, 05 C 82PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

NORGLE, District Judge.

Before the court are Movants Malcolm Carpenter’s and Jamar Evans’ Motions to Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct their Sentences brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Movants Malcolm Carpenter (“Carpenter”) and Jamar Evans (“Evans”) challenge their sentences for bank robbery (18 U.S.C. §§ 2113(a) and 2113(d) and 2), and brandishing a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence (18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A) and 2). For the following reasons, the Motions are denied.

I. BACKGROUND

A. Facts

On Wednesday, January 24, 2001, three black males entered the Jewel…

2Cases cited45 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. United States v. BookerSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  4. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  5. Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003

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3Cited by3 opinions

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