Legal Opinion
United States v. Thompson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 28, 2006No. 05-20123PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
Rodney Thompson and Andre Carter (collectively, “Defendants”) appeal their convictions and sentences for bank robbery, attempted bank robbery, and two counts of brandishing a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2113(a) and (d); 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(l)(A)(ii); and 18 U.S.C. § 2. They argue that the district court committed a variety of errors both during the trial and at sentencing.
I
In a four-count indictment, Thompson and Carter were charged with robbing a bank in Brookshire, TX, on July 11, 2003 (Count I, the “July…
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