Legal Opinion
Cody Joseph Diaz v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 10, 2017No. 16-3160PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
Cody Joseph Diaz carried a sawed-off shotgun into a liquor store, firing a round as he entered the store that passed through a wall and shattered a mirror in the gym next door where two people were working out. Diaz ordered the store clerk to empty the cash register and left the store with $600 cash and several bottles of liquor. Police officers soon arrived. Diaz dropped the money and ran, tossing the shotgun into a snowbank. He fled to a nearby rooftop where the officers took him into custody. A grand jury charged that Diaz “did knowingly use, carry and discharge a…
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