Legal Opinion
United States v. Luiz
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 30, 1996No. 94-2711, 94-2713PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Per curiam
John Luiz and Sean Griffith were convicted, on their pleas of guilty, for conspiracy to commit bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 (1994). Luiz and Griffith appeal, challenging their sentences. We affirm.
I. Background
Between November 1991 and June 1992, Gary Settle robbed five central Florida banks at gunpoint. John Luiz assisted Settle in these robberies in various ways, serving as a lookout, driver of the drop-off vehicle, or driver of the “switch” vehicle. 1 Griffith assisted Settle in two of the robberies, once as a lookout and once as driver of the getaway vehicle. Luiz and…
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