United States v. Marcus Franklin (03-2439) Jamaal Clarke (03-2440)

OPINION

CLAY, Circuit Judge.

In these consolidated cases, we consider the appeals of two defendants who were convicted after a jury trial.' Defendant Marcus 'Franklin appeals his convictions for attempted bank larceny,, 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a); bank larceny, id. § 2113(b); conspiracy to commit bank robbery, 18 U.S.C. §§ 371, 2113(a); bank robbery, id. § 2113(a); and brandishing a’firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, id. § 924(c)(l)(A)(ii). Defendant Jamaal Clarke appeals his convictions on charges of conspiracy to commit bank robbery, 18 U.S.C. §§ 371, 2113(a); bank robbery id. §…