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WHITFIELD v. U.S.

No. 13-9026.

135 S.Ct. 785 (2015)

Larry WHITFIELD, Petitioner v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 13, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joshua B. Carpenter, Asheville, NC, for Petitioner.

Brian H. Fletcher, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Matthew S. Hellman, Adam G. Unikowsky, Erica L. Ross, R. Trent McCotter, Jenner & Block LLP, Washington, DC, Matthew R. Segal, Boston, MA, Ross Richardson, Executive Director, Joshua B. Carpenter, Counsel of Record, Federal Defenders of Western N.C., Inc., Asheville, NC, for Petitioner.

Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, Leslie R. Caldwell, Assistant Attorney General, Michael R. Dreeben, Deputy Solicitor General, Brian H. Fletcher, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Daniel S. Goodman, Attorney, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for the United States.

Federal law establishes enhanced penalties for anyone who "forces any person to accompany him" in the course of committing or fleeing from a bank robbery. 18 U.S.C. § 2113(e). We consider whether this provision applies when a bank robber forces someone to move with him over a short distance...

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