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U.S. v. MONTANA

No. 99-1691.

199 F.3d 947 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Darwin MONTANA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 16, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian W. Ellis (argued), Office of the U.S. Attorney, Chicago, IL, 60604, for plaintiff-appellee.

Phillip A. Turner (argued), Turner & Associates, Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellant.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and FLAUM and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

POSNER, Chief Judge.

The defendant was convicted of bank robbery and related offenses and given a very long sentence—almost 30 years. James Dodd committed the actual robbery; Montana drove the getaway car. Dodd pleaded guilty, and testified at Montana's trial, as Montana's witness, that Montana had not known that Dodd was planning to rob the bank. Shortly before the end of the trial, Dodd gave Montana's lawyer a note for Montana's mother, who after she read...

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