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Sixth Circuit: Unarmed Bank Robber Who Ordered Tellers to Get on the Floor Not Subject to Enhancement for Physical Restraint
by Matt Clarke
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that the sentence of a convicted bank robber who did not have a gun, did not touch, bind, tie up, or lock up bank employees and did not tell them to move to another location could not ...
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- Second Circuit Vacates § 924 Convictions Predicated on Attempted Hobbs Act Robbery, Sept. 1, 2023. Bank Fraud/Robbery/Theft, Hobbs Act.
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- Hawaii Supreme Court: Plain Error Not Providing ‘Incidental Restraint’ Jury Instruction Where Kidnapping Only Charge After Dismissing Abuse Charges Prior to Trial, April 15, 2023. Restraints, Jury Instructions, Kidnapping, Abduction or Unlawful Restraint, Plain/Harmless Error.
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- Jones v. U.S., No. 97-6203 (U.S. Supreme Court) (526 U.S. 227; 119 S.Ct. 1215) (March 24, 1999) (Justice Souter), Jan. 27, 2002. Punch And Jurists, Kidnapping, Abduction or Unlawful Restraint.
- U.S. v. Ferreira, No. 00-14723 (11th Cir.) (275 F.3d 1020) (December 11, 2001) (Judge Stanley Marcus), Jan. 1, 2002. Punch And Jurists, Kidnapping, Abduction or Unlawful Restraint.
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