Legal Opinion
United States v. Donald Douglas Franklin, Jr., United States of America v. William Edward Piers
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 17, 2003No. 01-30226, 01-30291PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TROTT, Circuit Judge:
Donald Douglas Franklin, Jr., (“Franklin”) and William Edward Piers (“Piers”) planned the armed robbery of a credit union. The robbery itself was carried out by Piers and Raymond Hubbard (“Hubbard”). Franklin appeals the sentence entered on his guilty pleas to charges stemming from the robbery, and Piers appeals his six convictions. We have jurisdiction under 18 U.S.C. § 3742 and 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.
BACKGROUND
Piers and Franklin decided to rob the credit union where Franklin worked. Franklin provided Piers with security…
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