United States v. James E. Washington

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• holding that it was not enough to merely show that there was no use of a weapon if the use of a weapon was threatened.
• holding that § 3559(c) does not offend principles of separation of powers
• defendant must satisfy both subsections (i) and (ii) of § 3559(c)(3)(A) to escape mandatory life imprisonment
• demand note that stated “I have a gun” implied threat of use of firearm
• demand note that stated \I have a gun\ implied threat of use of firearm
• “The prosecutor’s power to pursue 11 Case: 12-14482 Date Filed: 01/28/2014 Page: 12 of 12 an enhancement under § 3559(c)(1) is no more problematic than the power to choose between offenses with different maximum sentences.”

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