Legal Opinion
United States v. Nekis Atwater
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 29, 2001No. 01-1353PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
At sentencing after his plea of guilty to bank robbery, the defendant, Atwater, was given a five-level boost in his sentence on the ground that he knew or should have known that a firearm would be used in the robbery. Atwater’s codefendant, Cagle, was the one who had actually entered the bank and brandished a gun, but he claimed that he and Atwater had planned the robbery together and indeed that Atwater had supplied the gun. Atwater admitted that he had driven Cagle to and from the bank but denied that he had supplied the gun or knew that Cagle had one and planned to…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- United States v. Kenyatta Brack, Patrick Henderson, Willie Tyler, Nicholas Martinez, Maurita Stovall, and Dana RichardsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- United States v. SayetsittyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
- United States v. Joshua Mazique Burton Quinton B. CarrCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
- United States v. Mario Ray Soto, Israel Louis VasquezCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
- United States v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- United States v. AtwaterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
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