Legal Opinion
United States v. Tommy Lee Whitley
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 29, 1985No. 83-5093PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge:
Tommy Lee Whitley appeals the judgment sentencing him to 50 years imprisonment entered upon his conviction for bank robbery, 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a), (b), (d), and (e).1 Whitley contends that his sentence improperly exceeded a 20-year sentence imposed after an earlier plea-bargained conviction under § 2113(d) that he successfully attacked on appeal.
The critical question raised by Whitley’s assignment of error is whether § 2113 creates a single offense with different penalties for aggravating circumstances as set forth in each subsection. If the statute defines a…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Blackledge v. PerrySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Prince v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Wasman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by45 opinions
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