United States v. Sharon Kay Simpson

MAGILL, Circuit Judge.

Sharon Kay Simpson was convicted of aiding and abetting an armed bank robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(d) and 18 U.S.C. § 2(a), and of aiding and abetting the use of a firearm in the commission of a violent felony, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2(a). In this appeal, she challenges (1) the application of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) to án aider and abettor; (2) the imposition of the mandatory five-year minimum sentence on the firearms charge; (3) the district court’s 1 refusal to grant a continuance following a superseding indictment adding the…