Legal Opinion
United States v. Tyrone Kirklin
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 15, 2013No. 12-2765PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
Tyrone Kirklin hatched a scheme with several accomplices to rob a bank in Illinois. They robbed the bank, were soon caught, and charged with various federal offenses. A jury convicted Kirklin of two counts related to aiding and abetting an armed bank robbery, and aiding and abetting the use and carrying of a firearm during that robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113; § 924(c)(1)(A); § 2. He was sentenced to 171 months’ imprisonment.
Kirklin now challenges his conviction, arguing that the district court failed to accurately instruct the jury on aiding and abetting the…
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