United States v. Ernest Lawrence Gray

Ernest Lawrence Gray pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting firearm and armed bank robbery violations. See 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 924(c)(1), and 2113(a), (d). The district court sentenced him to 157 months in prison and ordered restitution of approximately $100,000 to the robbery victims, which “shall be paid in full immediately.” On appeal, Gray does not challenge the amount of restitution ordered but argues that the district court should have made findings as to his economic circumstances and should have ordered a schedule of payments, or only nominal payments. Gray did not raise these issues in…