United States v. Robert Manley

COHN, District Judge.

This is a criminal case. Defendant-Appellant Robert Manley (“Manley”) appeals from his conviction and within-guidelines sentence of 70 months following his guilty plea to four counts of bank robbery. Manley challenges the denial of his requests for a mental evaluation and a hearing to determine his competency as well as the imposition of a two-level sentencing enhancement for a threat of death. We AFFIRM.

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On March 30, 2013, a grand jury indicted Manley on four counts of bank robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a). - The four robberies took place over an eleven day…