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SIMPSON v. UNITED STATES

No. 76-5761.

435 U.S. 6 (1978)

SIMPSON ET AL. v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 28, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert W. Willmott, Jr., by appointment of the Court, 432 U.S. 904, argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioners in both cases.

H. Bartow Farr III argued the cause for the United States in both cases. With him on the brief were Acting Solicitor General Friedman, Assistant Attorney General Civiletti, and John J. Klein.

MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

The punishment for bank robbery of a fine of not more than $5,000 and imprisonment for not more than 20 years, or both, 18 U. S. C. § 2113 (a), may be enhanced to a fine of not more than $10,000 and imprisonment for not more than 25 years, or both, when the robbery is committed "by the use of a dangerous weapon or device," 18 U. S. C. § 2113 (d).1 Another statute, 18 U....

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