Legal Opinion
United States v. Deshon Rene Odom
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 20, 2003No. 98-50330PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CLIFTON, Circuit Judge:
Deshon Rene Odom appeals his conviction for armed bank robbery under 18 U.S.C. § 2113(d). This case presents the fact pattern of a bank robber carrying a gun, which was for the most part concealed, but which was briefly and inadvertently displayed during the robbery. Odom argues that he did not “use” the gun within the meaning of § 2113(d) because he never alluded to it or intentionally displayed it, and therefore that he should have only been convicted for unarmed bank robbery under § 2113(a). Prior decisions have dealt with the issue of what constitutes an…
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