The Federal Criminal Appeals Blog
It’s exceptionally rare for the Fourth Circuit to reverse a life sentence for someone who caused another person to die in the course of a botched bank robbery. And when the panel that heard the appeal has both Judges Wilkinson, and Niemeyer – whoa nelly – that’s one whopper of a government error.
A Bank Robbery Gone Bad
September 28, 2008 did not turn out the way Larry Whitfield had planned.