Legal Opinion
United States v. William Hagler
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 21, 2012No. 11-2984PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
On August 15, 2000, two men unsuccessfully tried to rob a bank in Woodburn, Indiana. They fled before police could arrive, and, for years, they remained at large. Then, in 2008, new DNA tests cracked the case and tied defendant William Hagler to the crime. Hagler was indicted for attempted bank robbery, and a jury found him guilty. Hagler now appeals, arguing that the government waited too long to indict him, that the evidence was insufficient to convict him, and that new DNA testing entitles him to a new trial. We affirm.
I. Background
On August 15, 2000, George Townsend…
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