U.S. Court of Appeals / Seventh Circuit

Augustus Light v. John Caraway

Decided August 4, 2014. John Daniel Tinder wrote the opinion for the court.

761 F.3d 809 · Cited 66 times

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United States v. Lanier · 520 U.S. 259
United States v. Comstock · 531 F.3d 667

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