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· 1/3/1989

United States v. Gilbert Martinez-Jimenez

Citations

  • 864 F.2d 664
  • 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 2
  • 1989 WL 74

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that the use of a toy gun “creates a greater risk to the physical security of victims, bystanders, and even the perpetrators”
  • finding that defendant’s use of a toy gun put lives in jeopardy
  • defendant holding a toy gun by his side was sufficient; “[h]e need not brandish the firearm in a threatening manner”
  • toy gun used where defendant held it by his side during robbery
  • toy gun used where defendant held it by his side during robbery
  • \[bank] robber's use of a replica or simulated weapon that appears to be a genuine weapon to those present at the scene of the crime ... carries the same penalty as the use of a genuine weapon\ under section 2113(d)

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Judges: Nelson, Beezer, Hall

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