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United States v. James Wheeler

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided May 19, 2017No. 16-3435PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

James Wheeler pleaded guilty to an attempt to obstruct interstate commerce by robbery, in violation of the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a), and to using a gun (by shooting someone) during that crime, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1)(A)(iii). The guilty plea did not reserve any issue for appeal under Fed. R. Crim. P. 11(a)(2). To the contrary, Wheeler acknowledged in the written plea agreement that he “acknowledges and understands that he surrenders any claims he may have raised in any pretrial motion.” The district court sentenced him to 108 months for the Hobbs…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
  2. Dean v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2017
  3. United States v. Tony SparkmanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2016
  4. United States v. Gary RobersonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
  5. United States v. Michael AnglinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2017

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3Cited by30 opinions

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  2. United States v. Albert DowthardCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2020
  3. United States v. Grayson Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2020
  4. United States v. Deangelo AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2018
  5. Zenon Grzegorczyk v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2021

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