Legal Opinion
United States v. Carl L. Ledford and Shane A. Thomas
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 27, 2000No. 99-1648, 99-1922PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
Carl Ledford and Shane Thomas robbed a bank in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Both men were armed, and in the course of the robbery, Thomas injured both a customer and a bank employee with his handgun. Based upon a bystander’s 911 call, the authorities were able to stop the men’s car as they attempted to make a getaway. A brief inspection of the automobile trunk revealed a firearm, a bag full of cash, and other incriminating evidence. A jury later convicted them of committing bank robbery by force and violence, or by intimidation, 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a), and using a…
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