Legal Opinion
United States v. Ernest Alexander
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 10, 1996No. 95-1961PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUHRHEINRICH, Circuit Judge.
Section 2B3.1(b)(2)(F) of the United States Sentencing Guidelines permits a two-level enhancement to the base offense level of 20 for robbery under U.S.S.G. § 2B3.1(a) if an “express threat of death” is made during the course of the robbery. The sole question in this case is whether the enhancement applies if the defendant indicates merely that he has a bomb and a gun. The district court held that it did. We reverse.
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Defendant Ernest Alexander committed five bank robberies in 1994. 1 The first, took place on February 11, 1994, at the National Bank of Detroit…
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