Legal Opinion
United States v. William Herbert Greene, III
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 4, 1974No. 72-1939PublishedCited by 119 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELL, Circuit Judge.
Defendant William Herbert Greene, III appeals from his conviction for air piracy. The basic facts involved in the incident are not disputed by defendant. On April 17, 1972, Greene boarded a Delta Airlines airplane1 en route from West Palm Beach, Florida to Chicago, Illinois. When the airplane was in flight, defendant passed a stewardess a note reading:
“I have a gun When we land in Chicago want $500,000.00 cash small bills Refuel plane for enough to go to Nassau Bahamas Act normal! Bring money before anyone gets off plane”
The copilot, Boyd, spent the remainder of the flight…
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