Legal Opinion
United States v. Donald Podolsky
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 31, 1986No. 85-3239PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Podolsky, a Chicago fireman, was convicted after a bench trial of one count of violating 18 U.S.C. § 844(i), which makes it a federal felony to attempt to damage or destroy, by means of fire, any building used in interstate commerce, and one count of conspiring (in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371, the federal conspiracy statute) to violate section 844(i). He was sentenced to four years in prison on the conspiracy count and to five years of probation and 500 hours of community service on the attempted-arson count. 625 F.Supp. 188 (N.D.I11.1985). His appeal presents two…
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3Cited by47 opinions
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