United States v. James Gregory Grimes

15 F.3d 1092 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. James Gregory GRIMES, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-10529. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Jan. 11, 1994. Decided Jan. 25, 1994. Before: CHOY, SCHROEDER and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 James Grimes appeals his conviction for bank robbery, asserting error in one count of the underlying conviction and in the sentence imposed upon him. 3 This court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we now affirm. 4 * According to Grimes, the combined effect of his note ("Fifties and hundreds") and his demand ("Give me all your cash") did not satisfy the statutory requirement of intimidation. 18 U.S.C. Sec. 2113 (a). Evidence is sufficient for conviction if " 'reviewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a…