Legal Opinion

United States v. Jeremy S. Craft

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided May 1, 2007No. 06-3524PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted Jeremy Craft of six counts of damaging, by means of fire, a building used in interstate commerce in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 844(i) and two counts of knowingly using a fire to commit a felony in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 844(h). Craft filed a motion for acquittal on five of the counts. The district court denied the motion, and Craft appeals. For the following reasons, we affirm in part and reverse in part.

I. Background

Between January 2005 and January 2006, there were over twenty arson fires set in the southeast side of South Bend, Indiana. On the evening…

2Cases cited15 opinions

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  2. Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Russell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. United States v. James P. HickokCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
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3Cited by16 opinions

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