United States Third Circuit

A conviction and sentence arising out of defendant's participation in the robbery of two banks is affirmed where: 1) the district court did not abuse its discretion by admitting certain expert testimony regarding shoeprint evidence; and 2) it did not err in applying the Career Offender provision of U.S.S.G. section 4B1.1 to defendant on the basis of his prior conviction for escape.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/29/2007
• Published 03/29/2007

Judges

• SMITH, Circuit Judge., Before SMITH, FISHER, Circuit Judges, and DOWD, District Judge.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Ralph A. Jacobs, Jacobs & Associates LLC, Haddonfield, NJ, Counsel for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Christopher J. Christie, Sabrina G. Comizzoli, George S. Leone, Newark, NJ, Counsel for Appellee.