Legal Opinion
United States v. Thomas Cureton
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 13, 2014No. 12-1250, 12-1251PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
After Thomas Cureton’s roommate failed to bring him $9,000 in cash that he had hidden in their freezer, he kidnapped her, assaulted her, held a gun to her to her head, and demanded that she call relatives to obtain cash. A jury convicted Cureton of attempted extortion and interstate communication of a ransom request, as well as three counts of drug distribution for events from different days that were tried at the same time. In light of the overwhelming evidence against him, we find that any error in admitting evidence that Cureton had obtained the cash by robbing drug…
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