Legal Opinion

United States v. Louis Charles Pinkney

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided January 21, 1994No. 91-50106PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

A jury found appellant Louis Pinkney guilty of various counts relating to the armed robbery of welfare checks from a postal worker. He appeals his conviction on one of these counts: conspiracy to rob a mail custodian, 18 U.S.C. § 371. He also appeals his sentence, challenging both the three-level enhancement for use of a firearm during the robbery, U.S.S.G. § 2B3.1(b)(2)(C), and the denial of a two-level decrease for being a “minor participant” in the offense, U.S.S.G. § 3B 1.2(b).

We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and 18 U.S.C. § 8742. We affirm…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Pinkerton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  3. United States v. Leo BishopCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
  4. United States v. Leon BradyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
  5. United States v. Jermaine Boney, United States of America v. Donald A. HollomanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1992

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3Cited by44 opinions

  1. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Scott KARTERMAN, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
  2. United States v. Natividad Duran, United States of America v. Martin Roman, United States of America v. Rodolfo Almaraz MoraCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
  3. United States v. Ralph Pena-GutierrezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
  4. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Vernon WATTS, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
  5. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Charles Kevin GREEN, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998

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