United States Seventh Circuit

Convictions for attempted bank robbery and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence are reversed for entry of judgment of acquittal where: 1) a jury instruction on the bank-robbery charge failed to require the jury to find actual intimidation; 2) the evidence would not support such a finding by any reasonable jury; and 3) the firearm conviction must also be reversed as a result of the reversal of the underlying conviction.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/13/2008
• Decided 08/26/2008
• Published 08/26/2008

Judges

• TINDER, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and KANNE and TINDER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Felicia M. Alesia (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Sarah O'Rourke Schrup, Michael Paik, Simarjeet Singh, Law Students, Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.