Legal Opinion
United States v. Willis
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 23, 2008No. 05-4616, 05-4617PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
On December 19, 2000, a shipment of 1300 Sony digital cameras disappeared from O’Hare International Airport soon after arriving on an American Airlines flight from Japan. After an investigation resulted in confessions from two American Airlines employees — defendants Hugh Willis and Victor Trout — the United States charged them both with stealing and conspiring to steal a foreign shipment. A jury convicted Trout of conspiracy but acquitted him of the theft charge, resulting in twenty-seven months’ imprisonment. Another jury convicted Willis on both counts, earning him…
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