UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Fred SMITH, Defendant-Appellant

Defendant Fred Smith appeals from his conviction on a two-connt indictment charging him with bank robbery and use of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). We affirm.

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On January 11, 1993, after 10:00 a.m., a lone individual entered and robbed the Buck-head branch of Merchant Bank of Atlanta. The robber approached the window of teller Diane Hansek, asked for some change, and then pulled out a gun and asked for all her money. Hansek and two other witnesses to the robbery described the robber as a black male with a clean-shaven face wearing a white, snap-brim…