U.S. v. KENNEDY

No. 97-3009.

133 F.3d 53 (1998)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Jimmie Lee KENNEDY, a/k/a James Kornegay, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 16, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neal Goldfarb, Washington, DC, appointed by the court, argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant.

Elizabeth H. Danello, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Washington, DC, argued the cause for appellee, with whom Mary Lou Leary, U.S. Attorney, and John R. Fisher, Assistant U.S. Attorney, were on the brief.

Before: EDWARDS, Chief Judge, HENDERSON and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge ROGERS.

ROGERS, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Jimmie Lee Kennedy appeals from his conviction by a jury of robbery and weapons offenses on the grounds that the district court erred in imposing five life sentences. He contends that the robbery convictions under the Hobbs Act could not constitute the basis for life imprisonment, that the jury was incorrectly instructed as to the firearm possession count, that the government...

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