United States Third Circuit

Defendant "otherwise used" a fake bomb during a bank robbery rather than merely "brandashing" it, thus meriting a four-point offense level enhancement under U.S.S.G. section 2B3.1(b)(2).

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/25/2004
• Decided 05/27/2004
• Published 05/27/2004

Judges

• FISHER, Circuit Judge., Before RENDELL, BARRY and FISHER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard Coughlin, Lori M. Koch (Argued), Office of Federal Public Defender, Camden, NJ, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• George S. Leone, Sabrina G. Comizzoli (Argued), Office of United States Attorney, Newark, NJ, for Appellee.