Legal Opinion
United States v. Bendtzen
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 5, 2008No. 07-50249PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WARDLAW, Circuit Judge:
Frederick Bendtzen pled guilty to bank robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a), and was sentenced to eighty-months imprisonment, twelve months below the low-end Guidelines range of ninety-two months, followed by three years of supervised release. Bendtzen appeals the upward adjustment to his offense level pursuant to U.S. Sentenoing Guidelines MaNüal (“U.S.S.G.”) § 2B3.1(b)(2) (2005), which provides for a four-level increase where “a dangerous weapon was otherwise used,” arguing that because he used only a fake bomb, he did not use a dangerous weapon within the…
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