United States v. Henry R. Valdez, United States of America v. Damion E. Johnson

BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

Damion Johnson and Henry Valdez were tried jointly for attempted bank robbery, see 18 U.S.C. § 2113 (1994), and using a firearm during a crime of violence, see id. § 924(c)(1) (1994). A jury convicted each on both counts. Following the trial, the District Court 2 sentenced Johnson to 97 months’ imprisonment on the bank robbery conviction to be followed by 120 months’ imprisonment on the weapons conviction and sentenced Valdez to 175 months’ imprisonment on the bank robbery conviction to be followed by 120 months’ imprisonment on the weapons conviction. Each defendant…