United States v. Jerry Joseph Laverne

WIGGINS, Circuit Judge:

Defendant/Appellant, Jerry Laverne, appeals the sentence he received under the United States Sentencing Guidelines for bank robbery. 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) (1988); U.S.S.G. § 2B3.1. Laverne argues that the district court erred by announcing Laverne’s sentence before Laverne was allowed to address the court in the sentencing hearing. We have jurisdiction over this appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (1988). We affirm the district court’s decision.

BACKGROUND

On March 29, 1989, Laverne plead guilty to bank robbery. Because Laverne had been convicted of five violent felonies…