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United States v. Dobbin, 4th Cir. (2005)
United States v. Dobbin, 4th Cir. (2005)
No. 04-4948
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of North Carolina, at Raleigh.
James C. Fox, Senior
District Judge. (CR-04-70-F)
Submitted:
Decided:
PER CURIAM:
A jury found Eric Dobbin guilty of two counts of bank
robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2113(a), (d) (2000), and two
counts of using, carrying and brandishing a firearm during and in
relation
to
crime
924(c)(1) (2000).
of
violence,
in
violation
of
18
U.S.C.
Dobbin further
We affirm.
view
most
favorable
to
the
Government,
to
support
it.
[S]ubstantial
With respect to
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18 U.S.C. 921(a)(3)
793, 797 (4th Cir. 1998), this Court stated that eyewitness
testimony is sufficient to prove that a person used a firearm.
find
there
was
sufficient
evidence
to
support
the
We
firearm
convictions.
At sentencing, the district court imposed a sentence
treating the sentencing guidelines as mandatory.
The
the
district
court
specifically
imposed
an
alternate
The burden is on
We
dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions
are adequately presented in the materials before the court and
argument would not aid the decisional process.
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AFFIRMED
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