United States v. Thompson

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge SHEDD wrote the opinion, in which Judge NIEMEYER and Judge DUNCAN joined.

OPINION

SHEDD, Circuit Judge:

Scott William Thompson appeals the district court’s imposition of a mandatory life sentence pursuant to the federal “three strikes” law. See 18 U.S.C. § 3559(c). For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

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Thompson pled guilty to one count of bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) for the February 3, 2006, robbery of a Wachovia branch in Williams-burg, Virginia. 1 The “three strikes” law requires the district court to impose a mandatory life sentence…