Legal Opinion
United States v. William Hurd Wright
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 26, 1992No. 91-2780PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAGG, Circuit Judge.
William Hurd Wright pleaded guilty to robbery of a federally insured savings and loan association in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a). At sentencing Wright stipulated he took money from the savings and loan by using intimidation. Wright carried no weapon and did not use force or violence. Wright simply approached the bank teller and softly said, “This is a robbery, give me your money.” Finding this statement was at least an implied threat to use force, the district court held the robbery was a crime of violence under U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2. Accordingly, the district court…
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