United States v. William Wise Murray, United States of America v. Misjaanda Diszelle Johnson

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge WILLIAMS wrote the opinion, in which Judge WIDENER and Senior Judge HEANEY joined.

OPINION

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal we consider what constitutes an express threat of death during a robbery under the Sentencing Guidelines, U.S.S.G. § 2B3.1(b)(2)(F), 1 and address several other trial and sentencing issues. A five count indictment charged William Wise Murray with the October 1993 armed bank robbery (Count 1) of the Columbia Teachers Federal Credit Union in Columbia, South Carolina, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2 and 2113(a) and (d) (1988). The…