United States v. Ikegwuonu

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

Twin brothers Ifeanyichukwu “Jack” and Chukwuemeka ‘William” Ikegwuonu *409appeal their sentences for Hobbs Act robbery, 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a), and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, § 924(c)(1). For the robberies, Jack and William received below-guidelines sentences of thirty months and twenty-four months, respectively. For brandishing a firearm, both men received a consecutive, statutory minimum sentence of seven years’ imprisonment. Defendants now argue for the first time on appeal that the district court, in determining appropriate sentences for the…