Legal Opinion
United States v. Benny Shaffner
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 28, 1975No. 75-1324PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-appellant, Benny Shaffner, along with three others, was indicted on November 25, 1974 on one count charging that he robbed the Union National Bank of New Albany, Indiana of approximately $6,123.00 on September 12, 1974 in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(d). 1
Before trial co-defendants Phillip Dale Banks, Michael Edward Gant, and William Paul Johnson pled guilty. Appellant Shaffner stood trial and was found guilty by a jury. He received a fifteen year sentence to run concurrently with other existing sentences.
The facts brought out at trial indicate that Shaffner…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Alderman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United States v. George LawsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
- United States v. Thomas E. JoyceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
- James O. Scurry v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
- Vaney Russell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by45 opinions
- People v. DouglasCalifornia Supreme Court · 1990
- United States v. Anthony J. Peters, Lawrence Peters, and Jacek OdonerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- United States v. John A. KramerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- United States v. Joseph Magnano, A/K/A "Joe the Grind"Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
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