United States v. Vance, No. 13-1812 (7th Cir. 2014)
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Vance, Marshall, and Bluford were charged with two 2007 Chicago bank robberies, 18 U.S.C. 2113(a), and related crimes, such as conspiring to rob the banks. Vance also was charged with killing a person during the commission of a bank robbery. Marshall and Bluford, but not Vance, pleaded guilty. Marshall testified at Vance’s trial. The jury convicted Vance, and the judge sentenced him to consecutive terms of seven and 25 years, plus life in prison for the killing. The Seventh Circuit affirmed, rejecting challenges concerning alleged “propensity” evidence, testimony about DNA evidence, testimony by a teller who identified Vance, and the sentence.
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