Legal Opinion
United States v. Thomas W. Mitchell
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 30, 1997No. 96-3260PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TACHA, Circuit Judge.
Defendant Thomas Mitchell was convicted of bank robbery by intimidation in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) and sentenced to 210 months imprisonment. On appeal, Mitchell argues that: (1) there was insufficient evidence regarding the element of intimidation, and (2) the court improperly excluded extrinsic evidence of a prior inconsistent statement to impeach a government witness. Mitchell also challenges his sentence, arguing that the district court erred in: (1) sentencing Mitchell as a career offender, (2) failing to grant a two-level downward adjustment for acceptance…
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