United States v. Major

SENTENCING MEMORANDUM

WILLIAM E. SMITH, District Judge.

I

On November 3, 2008, Defendant Robert Major (“Major”) entered Sovereign Bank in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and put a note in front of the teller which read, “I have a gun, I don’t want to hurt anyone so give me all your $20 bills.” Major left his hand in his pocket, and the teller believed that he might have a weapon. The teller then bent down, pressed the bank alarm, and crawled along the floor to her supervisor. Defendant fled the scene without any money. He was later arrested and eventually pled guilty to one count of bank robbery, in…