United States v. Martin

LITTLE, District Judge:

This appeal arises from a jury verdict of guilty against appellant Adam Eugene Martin (“Martin”) on seven counts of committing bank robbery and one count of committing attempted bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) and the district court’s subsequent sentencing of Martin to life imprisonment pursuant to the federal “three strikes” law. 18 U.S.C. § 3559(c). For the reasons that follow, we AFFIRM.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Comal County, Texas issued an arrest warrant for Martin on 14 November 2002 on a state charge of bank robbery in New Braunfels,…