Legal Opinion
United States v. James F. Handlin
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 3, 2004No. 02-3589PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Illiopolis, Illinois, a small town with a population of 916, was the site of a combustible criminal conspiracy that raged for a period of years. Between the years of 1991 and 1997, the area in and around this small town saw eight successful acts of arson and one failed attempt. It is a wonder that there was anything left standing in the area when the ashes finally settled. The story is as follows:
Late in 1990 or January of 1991, Defendant James F. Handlin and Jack Skaggs purchased on a contract for deed basis what would be called J & J’s Company Store from Lawrence “Joe”…
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