United States DC Circuit

Conviction and sentence for bank robbery, carjacking and destruction of property are affirmed over defendant's arguments that: 1) the court erred by admitting his allegedly involuntary confession into evidence; 2) in her closing argument the prosecutor improperly compared him to Jesse James and Billy the Kid and vouched for the credibility of a government witness; and 3) the court mischaracterized his criminal history and failed to consider mitigating evidence during sentencing.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/19/2007
• Decided 04/08/2008
• Published 04/08/2008

Judges

• Before:  HENDERSON, TATEL and KAVANAUGH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Adam H. Kurland, appointed by the court, argued the cause for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Patricia A. Heffernan, Assistant United States Attorney, argued the cause for the appellee.  Jeffrey A. Taylor, United States Attorney, and Roy W. McLeese III and Julieanne Himelstein, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on brief.