Legal Opinion
United States v. Gilbert Martinez-Jimenez
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 3, 1989No. 87-5305PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NELSON, Circuit Judge:
Gilbert Martinez-Jimenez appeals his conviction following a bench trial on one count of armed bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) & (d). He contends that the trial court erred in concluding that the toy gun that he held during the bank robbery was a “dangerous weapon” as defined by 18 U.S.C. § 2113(d). We affirm the judgment of the district court.
PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On July 14, 1987 a federal grand jury in the Central District of California returned a three-count indictment that charged the appellant and an accomplice, Joe Anthony De La Torre, with armed…
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