United States v. Carter, No. 11-3608 (7th Cir. 2012)
Annotate this CaseCarter and Willis robbed a couple at gunpoint, taking the couple’s vehicle and their belongings. One of the stolen cell phones was enabled with a GPS tracking feature. Police were able to monitor find and arrest them the same night. In a joint trial with separate juries for each defendant, the two were convicted of carjacking, using a firearm during the carjacking, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. The Seventh Circuit affirmed, rejecting a challenge to sufficiency of the evidence. The court upheld the district court’s jury instruction, requiring the government to prove that each defendant “intended to cause serious bodily harm when the defendant took the motor vehicle” as consistent with the carjacking statute, which refers to “intent to cause death or serious bodily harm” 18 U.S.C. 2119.
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