Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Lane
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 4, 1987No. Nos. 87-1103, 87-1171PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner, Cornelius Lewis, his sister, Bernice Lewis, and Willie Sangster were indicted in Macon County, Illinois, on February 21, 1979, and charged with the offenses of murder, armed robbery, and aggravated kidnapping in connection with the robbery of the Citizens National Bank in Decatur, Illinois, on December 14, 1978, during which a bank security guard was shot and killed. Sangster’s case was continued and petitioner and his sister Bernice were tried together. A jury found both guilty of all three charges. Petitioner was subsequently sentenced to death for…
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