United States v. John Hatton

ROSE, District Judge.

Defendant-Appellant John Hatton raises three issues subsequent to his trial and sentencing for robbing a bank and robbing a smoke shop: whether' the trial court violated his substantial rights when it denied his motion for separate trials; wheth*575er the trial court committed plain error by-listing facts for the jury to consider in determining the existence of a nexus to interstate commerce; and whether the trial court committed procedural error in concluding that it could not consider Hat-ton’s spouse’s cooperation in determining whether to grant a variance at sentencing.…