James

United States v. James

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172 F. App'x 144
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMarch 1, 2006No. 05-50082California778 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM *

Curley Emanuel James appeals his jury conviction and sentence for conspiracy to commit armed bank robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 ; armed bank robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113 (a), (d), and aiding and abetting, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2 (a); and use or carrying of firearms during a crime of violence, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924 (c). James contends that (1) the district court erred in excluding unavailable co-defendant Brian Rashun Wilson’s out-of-court statement that James was not involved in the bank robbery; (2) the district court erred in excluding a portion of a police videotape interrogation of government witness Nicole Grettenberg, thereby violating James’s constitutional right of confrontation; (3) there is not sufficient evidence to support his conviction for use of a firearm during a crime of violence; (4) the district court erred in imposing a sentencing enhancement for physical restraint; and (5) the district court erred in imposing a sentencing enhancement for reckless endan *146 germent during flight. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm James’s conviction and sentence.

The district court did not abuse its…

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