United States Ninth Circuit

Under ordinary circumstances, a bank robber's statement that he has a gun is sufficient to instill a fear of death in a reasonable victim, and therefore warrants a threat-of-death enhancement pursuant to the United States Sentencing Guidelines.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/02/2006
• Published 03/02/2006

Judges

• BERZON, Circuit Judge., Before BETTY B. FLETCHER, JOHN R. GIBSON, and MARSHA S. BERZON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Daniel G. Bogden, United States Attorney, Camille W. Damm, Assistant United States Attorney, and J. Gregory Damm, Assistant United States Attorney, Las Vegas, NV, for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Franny A. Forsman, Federal Public Defender, and Jason Carr, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Las Vegas, Nevada, for the defendant-appellee.