United States DC Circuit

Defendant's bank robbery sentence is affirmed where certified records from a state court's disposition database were sufficient to support a finding of defendant's prior convictions by a preponderance of the evidence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/15/2010
• Published 01/15/2010

Judges

• Before SENTELLE, Chief Judge, GRIFFITH and KAVANAUGH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Beverly G. Dyer, Assistant Federal Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant. With her on the briefs was A.J. Kramer, Federal Public Defender. Tony W. Miles, Assistant Federal Public Defender, entered an appearance.


• For Appellees:
  
• Ryan W. Bounds, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. On the brief were Jeffrey A. Taylor, U.S. Attorney at the time the brief was filed, and Roy W. McLeese III, Elizabeth Trosman, and Ann K. Simon, Assistant U.S. Attorneys.