Legal Opinion
United States v. Montes
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 26, 2010No. 08-10932PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:
In a scene reminiscent of the long ago days of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Jason Montes (“Montes”) and Margarito Armijo (“Armijo”) were involved in a bank robbery spree. Much like the now infamous characters, their careers as bank robbers were short-lived and came to an end when they were captured by authorities. They now appeal their convictions and Montes also appeals his sentence. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.
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Montes and Armijo, along with others, participated in at least eight armed bank robberies in the Dallas area between July and…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- United States v. SolisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
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