Legal Opinion
United States v. Bernard A. Fish
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 2, 1994No. 93-2849PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Bernard Fish and Russell Gulmire were charged in a one-count indictment with bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2 and § 2113(a). Mr. Gulmire pleaded guilty and agreed to testify against Mr. Fish. Following a five-day jury trial, Mr. Fish was convicted and sentenced to 230 months’ imprisonment. In this appeal, Mr. Fish challenges the adequacy of his trial counsel’s represen tation. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the judgment of the district court.
I
BACKGROUND
On December 11, 1992, two men carrying pellet guns robbed the First Northern Savings Bank of Green…
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