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Unpublished
Unpublished
No. 06-5229
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Alexandria.
Claude M. Hilton, Senior
District Judge. (1:06-cr-00157-CMH)
Submitted:
Decided:
PER CURIAM:
Justin Tapp was charged in a four-count indictment with:
(1) conspiracy to distribute five grams or more of crack cocaine,
21 U.S.C. 846 (2000) (Count One); (2) using or carrying a firearm
during or in relation to a drug trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C.A.
924(c)
(West
2000
&
Supp.
2007)
(Count
Two);
(3)
robbery
He was
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We affirm.
Tapp
Over
the next few days, Tapp returned to D.C. at least twice to obtain
more crack from Wilson and Suave which he, in turn, supplied to
McCartney and Leggat.
On September 17, Tapp returned to D.C. to obtain more
crack from Wilson and Suave.
upset because Tapp had yet to pay for the crack cocaine they had
supplied to him and they demanded to know to whom Tapp had
distributed the crack.
held a gun to McGhees head, Tapp used a knife to cut McGhees hair
and scalp, ultimately taking a small amount of cash and crack
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counsel
questions
whether
the
district
court
Any
See United
This court
ask whether the report has been read and discussed, as long as it
can be inferred from the record that the required discussion has
occurred.
1995).
sentencing that Tapp had reviewed the presentence report with his
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held
that
satisfied
even
the
Hobbs
where
Act
the
interstate
effect
on
commerce
interstate
Because we
element
is
commerce
is
counsel
addresses
whether
the
consecutive
sentences imposed with respect to Counts Two and Four violate the
prohibition against double jeopardy because the same gun was used
in both offenses, which took place simultaneously.
However, we
924(c)(1)
are
appropriate
whenever
there
have
been
United
Accordingly,
brief
and
find
them
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to
be
without
merit.
In
We therefore
If Tapp
AFFIRMED
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