United States Ninth Circuit

A conviction and sentence for conspiracy, robbery, and using a firearm in relation to a crime of violence is affirmed where sufficient evidence supported the convictions of robbery and using a firearm, 18 U.S.C. section 924(c)(1) is not unconstitutionally vague, and the sentence violated neither the Fifth nor the Eighth Amendment.

Appellate Information

• Argued 07/25/2006
• Decided 10/13/2006
• Published 10/13/2006

Judges

• GRABER, Circuit Judge:, Before: REINHARDT and GRABER, Circuit Judges, and LEW, District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Palmer Hoovestal, Hoovestal Law Firm, PLLC, Helena, MT, for the defendant-appellant., James E. Seykora, Assistant United States Attorney, Billings, MT;  and Anna S. Peckham, Assistant United States Attorney, Great Falls, MT, for the plaintiff-appellee.