United States Eleventh Circuit

Convictions and sentences for conspiracy to interfere with interstate commerce by robbery in violation of the Hobbs Act are affirmed over claims that: 1) insufficient evidence was presented as to the victim bank's Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insured status; 2) a sentencing enhancement for discharge of a firearm includes an intent element; 3) the court gave an erroneous jury instruction; and 4) the court erred in consolidating one defendant's juvenile offenses.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/20/2008
• Published 02/20/2008

Judges

• MOORE, District Judge:, Before HULL and PRYOR, Circuit Judges, and MOORE, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• William Gavin Traynor, Amy Levin Weil, U.S. Atty., Atlanta, GA, for U.S.


• For Appellees:
  
• Scott J. Forster (Court-Appointed), Calhoun, GA, Colin Garrett and Stephanie Kearns, Fed. Pub. Defenders, Fed. Def. Program, Inc., Atlanta, GA, for Defendants-Appellants.