U.S. v. LANCASTER

No. 93-5263.

6 F.3d 208 (1993)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Melvin Todd LANCASTER, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided October 4, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry Thomas Church, Office of the U.S. Atty. (argued), Charlotte, NC (Jerry W. Miller, U.S. Atty., Robert J. Higdon, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., on brief), for plaintiff-appellant.

Harold Johnson Bender, Law Office of Harold J. Bender, Charlotte, NC, for defendant-appellee.

Before RUSSELL, WIDENER, and HALL, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

PER CURIAM:

The government appeals the sentence received by defendant Melvin Lancaster after he pled guilty to bank robbery. We find no error in the sentence and affirm.

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Defendant Lancaster and three other individuals robbed a Pinkerton truck outside a bank in Statesville, North Carolina. During the robbery, they sprayed mace into the eyes of John Gentle, a security guard who was present with the truck. The mace stunned Gentle...

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