U.S. v. JONES

Nos. 92-5104, 92-5117.

993 F.2d 58 (1993)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mark Anthony JONES, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ira Dwayne DRAYTON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 28, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard D. Hughes, (Court-appointed), Provost & Umphrey, Port Arthur, TX, for defendant-appellant Jones.

Steven C. Barkley, (Court-appointed), Barkley & Lockhart, Beaumont, TX, for defendant-appellant Drayton.

Melissa Baldo, Asst. U.S. Atty., Bob Wortham, U.S. Atty., Beaumont, TX, for plaintiff-appellee U.S.

Before WISDOM, DAVIS, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.


JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Defendants Mark Jones and Ira Drayton and a third person drove to a bank and attempted to force open its locked doors. Drayton carried a gun at the time. Shortly thereafter, the three were arrested. Drayton pleaded guilty to violating 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a). Jones elected to stand trial and was convicted of one count of violating section 2113(a) and one count of violating 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1). Jones contends that his indictment...

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