U.S. v. BATES

Nos. 06-2458, 06-2460.

552 F.3d 472 (2009)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Albert Steven BATES (06-2458) and Walter John Bates (06-2460), Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: January 12, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Martin J. Beres, Law Offices Of Martin J. Beres, Clinton Township, Michigan, Harold Z. Gurewitz, Gurewitz & Raben, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellants. Daniel R. Hurley, Assistant United States Attorney, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Martin J. Beres, Law Offices Of Martin J. Beres, Clinton Township, Michigan, Harold Z. Gurewitz, Gurewitz & Raben, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellants. Daniel R. Hurley, Assistant United States ATTORNEY, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee.

Before: MARTIN and McKEAGUE, Circuit Judges; COLLIER, Chief District Judge.


OPINION

BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., Circuit Judge.

Albert Steven Bates and Walter John Bates appeal their convictions for bank robbery and conspiracy to commit bank robbery. Because we find that no reversible error occurred at trial and that both sentences were imposed in a procedurally reasonable manner, we AFFIRM.

I.

In early 2002, Walter Bates was in severe financial distress. He had recently been suspended from his job with the Detroit Police...

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