United States v. Sylvester Thomas

967 F.2d 595 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sylvester THOMAS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-50534. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 10, 1992. * Decided June 18, 1992. Before FLETCHER, LEAVY and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Sylvester Thomas appeals his conviction for use of a dangerous weapon during a bank robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2113 (a) and (d). Thomas pled guilty to seven unarmed bank robberies, and was convicted, following a bench trial, of using a gun during one of the robberies. 1 Thomas contends for the first time on appeal that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction on the gun charge. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and, we affirm. 3 Generally, we review the sufficiency of evidence to determine " 'whether a reasonable jury, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the government,…