United States v. Joe Reyes

OPINION

BYBEE, Circuit Judge:

Joe Angel Reyes appeals his conviction of one count of attempted bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a). Reyes raises two arguments on appeal. First, he contends that the district court violated his right to be present at trial by excluding him from certain side bar exchanges during jury selection. Second, he asserts that his sentence is substantively unreasonable. We have' jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We affirm.

I

A. Jury Selection

A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Reyes with two counts of bank robbery and two counts of attempted…