Legal Opinion

United States v. Christopher Michael Pike

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided January 17, 2007No. 05-30528PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:

The government appeals the fifty-month sentence imposed by the district court following Christopher Pike’s plea of guilty to bank robbery under 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a). It argues that the district judge applied an incorrect standard of proof in considering whether to impose a five-level enhancement for possession of a firearm and that, under the correct standard, the enhancement was warranted. It further contends that the district court, having decided not to impose the five-level enhancement, clearly erred in declining to impose a two-level enhancement for making a…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Carter v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. United States v. Dario RestrepoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
  3. United States v. Ronald JordanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
  4. United States v. David Phillip Munoz Bennie E. McGregor Donald L. ThomsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
  5. United States v. Darweshi DinkaneCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by18 opinions

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