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U.S. v. BROWN

No. 94-2737.

71 F.3d 845 (1996)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Francis E. BROWN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

January 4, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Kent, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Jacksonville, FL, for Appellant.

Tamra Phipps, Asst. U.S. Atty., Tampa, FL, Kimberly A. Selmore, Asst. U.S. Atty., Jacksonville, FL, Peggy M. Ronca, Susan Rothstein, Asst. U.S. Attys., Tampa, FL, for Appellee.

Before EDMONDSON and BIRCH, Circuit Judges, and HENDERSON, Senior Circuit Judge.

EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:

This case presents the question of whether a defendant charged with multiple petty offenses (that is, offenses for which one may be imprisoned no more than six months) is entitled to a jury trial under the Sixth Amendment when the maximum allowable sentences for the charged offenses total greater than six months. The answer is "no." We hold that the denial of Brown's request for a trial by jury did not amount to constitutional error, and...

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