U.S. v. TAYLOR

Nos. 17-2986 and 17-3145.

907 F.3d 1046 (2018)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Styles TAYLOR and Keon Thomas, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 31, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Hollar , Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Hammond, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Johanna M. Christiansen , Thomas W. Patton , Attorneys, OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Peoria, IL, for Defendant-Appellant STYLES TAYLOR.

Paul Gerald Stracci , Alison L. Benjamin , Attorneys, STRACCI CRIMINAL DEFENSE, P.C., for Defendant-Appellant KEON THOMAS.

Before Sykes, Barrett, and St. Eve, Circuit Judges.


This is a case of one tragedy begetting another. Styles Taylor and Keon Thomas grew up as no child should: abandoned by their fathers, abused by their mothers, and beset by poverty. With little, they, unfortunately, turned to crime. As young adults they robbed a local gun shop, and in the process Taylor shot and killed the...

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