Legal Opinion
United States v. William Stillwell, Sr. And William Stevens
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 25, 1990No. 88-1813, 88-1814PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
In the summer of 1983, defendant William Stillwell, Sr. attempted to end his financial woes by burning down his Alsip, Illinois house and collecting the insurance. Stillwell offered $5,000.00 to his codefend-ant William Stevens, and a friend named Raymond Schultz, to set the fire. Stevens and Schultz both agreed as the list of participants grew. In preparation for the arson, Stevens asked his friend, Richard Pis-chler, to get some paint thinner. Pischler in turn had his girlfriend, Virginia Harnish, buy five cases of paint thinner from the Calumet Paint & Wallpaper Store.…
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