Convictions for armed bank robbery and other crimes are reversed and remanded where: 1) the district court abused its discretion in denying defendants’ motion for a continuance as the record shows no reason to deny a continuance and several compelling reasons to grant one, and the defendants suffered actual prejudice from the denial; and 2) any error in admitting certain expert evidence was harmless.
Read US v. Williams, No. 08-1470
Appellate InformationAppeals from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Western Division. Argued: November 4, 2008Decided: August 4, 2009
JudgesBefore POSNER, WOOD, and TINDER, Circuit Judges.Opinion by WOOD, Circuit Judge.
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