Legal Opinion
United States v. Rebecca Gibson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 14, 1998No. 97-2313PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ESCHBACH, Circuit Judge.
In this case the parties ask us to decide whether the statement, “I have a gun,” constitutes a “threat of death” for purposes of U.S.S.G. § 2B3.1(b)(2)(F) when made in the context of a bank robbery. The parties briefed and argued this ease before we decided U nited States v. Carbaugh, 141 F.3d 791 (7th Cir.), reh’g denied, June 30, 1998, which squarely addresses the issue. In Carbaugh, we held that the statement, “I have a gun,” constitutes a threat of death within the meaning of section 2B3.1(b)(2)(F) unless mitigating circumstances deprive the words of their plain…
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