Legal Opinion

United States v. John Philip Kwitek

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided December 18, 1972No. 71-1510PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KNOCH, Senior Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellant, John Philip Kwitek, has taken this appeal from his conviction in a jury trial on an indictment charging him with armed robbery of a bank in Greenfield, Wisconsin, in violation of Title 18, U.S.C. § 2113(a) and (d).

While awaiting trial on an earlier indictment charging the same offense, appellant escaped. Within a month of his recapture, he changed his prior plea of “not guilty” to “guilty.” When a co-defendant’s motion to vacate sentence imposed on him was granted on the ground that the indictment was defective in failing to allege that the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Holland v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
  2. United States v. JornSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. United States v. Donald Roy CrispCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
  4. United States v. Maurice Pierre RoustioCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
  5. Albert Zales v. C. Murray Henderson, Warden, Louisiana State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. United States v. Rigoberto Moya-Gomez Celestino Orlando Estevez Amado Raphael Leon Adalberto Herrera and Menelao Orlando EstevezCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
  2. United States v. Alexander DurriveCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
  3. United States v. Thomas NesbittCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
  4. United States v. Samuel G. Redwine, Clifford G. Redwine, and Chester Strong, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
  5. United States v. Felipe VegaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988

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