[PUBLISH]
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
________________________ FILED
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
No. 01-16067 JULY 03, 2002
Non-Argument Calendar THOMAS K. KAHN
________________________ CLERK
D.C. Docket No. 01-00053-CR-1-1-ODE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
FREDINAND WOODRUFF,
a.k.a. Frederick Woodruff,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court for the
Northern District of Georgia
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(July 3, 2002)
Before BIRCH, MARCUS and WILSON, Circuit Judges.
MARCUS, Circuit Judge:
Fredinand Woodruff appeals his convictions and sentences for bank robbery, in
violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a), two counts of armed robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C.
§ 1951, also known as the Hobbs Act, and two counts of using or carrying a firearm
during the commission of a violent crime, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). On
appeal, Woodruff argues that (1) the indictment’s Hobbs Act charges were defective
because they failed to allege criminal intent; (2) there was insufficient evidence of a
nexus between the robberies and interstate commerce to warrant federal jurisdiction
under the Hobbs Act; (3) there was insufficient evidence to prove that the weapon used
during the robberies was in fact a firearm capable of expelling a projectile by the action
of an explosive; and (4) in light of Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S. Ct.
2348, 147 L. Ed. 2d 435 (2000), the district court erred by applying the 25-year
statutory minimum under § 924(c)(1)(C)(i) because the indictment failed to allege that
it was a second or subsequent conviction under § 924(c).1
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In addition to these claims, which are discussed at some length below, we are unpersuaded
by Woodruff’s argument that the district court abused its discretion by refusing to grant a new trial
on the basis of violations of Giglio v. United States, 405 U.S. 150, 92 S. Ct. 763, 31 L. Ed. 2d 104
(1972), and Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 83 S. Ct. 1194, 10 L. Ed. 2d 215 (1963). See, e.g.,
United States v. Fernandez, 136 F.3d 1434, 1438 (11th Cir. 1998) (reviewing district court’s denial
of a motion for new trial on the basis of a Brady violation for abuse of discretion).
To succeed on a Giglio challenge, the defendant must demonstrate that the prosecutor
“knowingly used perjured testimony, or failed to correct what he subsequently learned was false
testimony, and that the falsehood was material.” United States v. Dickerson, 248 F.3d 1036, 1041
(11th Cir. 2001), petition for cert. filed June 25, 2001 (No. 00-10864) (quotations omitted). To
establish a Brady violation, the defendant must show (1) that the government possessed evidence
favorable to the defendant; (2) that the defendant did not possess the evidence and could not obtain
the evidence with reasonable diligence; (3) that the prosecution suppressed the favorable evidence;
and (4) that had the evidence been disclosed to the defendant, there is a reasonable probability that
the outcome would have been different. United States v. Meros, 866 F.2d 1304, 1308 (11th Cir.
1989).
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Upon thorough review of the record and careful consideration of the parties’
briefs, we find no reversible error and affirm Woodruff’s conviction and sentence.
I.
On January 16, 2001, Woodruff was charged with robbing a Bank of America
branch in Atlanta, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113 (Count 1); two counts of armed
robbery, in violation of the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951 (Counts 2 and 4); and counts
of using and carrying a firearm during the commission of the robberies, in violation of
18 U.S.C. § 924(c) (Counts 3 and 5). Of particular relevance to this appeal, Count 2
alleged that, on September 20, 2000, Woodruff
did unlawfully, obstruct, delay, and affect commerce, and the movement
of articles and commodities in such commerce, by robbery in that [he] did
unlawfully take and obtain personal property of . . . Discount Auto Parts,
consisting of cash, from the person of and in the presence of an employee
of the Discount Auto Parts, against his will, by means of actual and
threatened force, violence, and fear of immediate injury to his person, in
violation of [18 U.S.C. § 1951].
Count 3 alleged that Woodruff “did knowingly and willfully use and carry a firearm,
that is, a handgun, during and in relation to the commission of [the crime alleged in
Here, Woodruff has not demonstrated that a witness perjured herself, or that the prosecutor
failed to correct perjured testimony. Accordingly, he has not established a Giglio violation.
Woodruff also has not shown that his rights were violated under Brady since the alleged favorable
evidence, if disclosed to him, would not have changed the outcome of his trial. Numerous
witnesses identified Woodruff as the robber in all three incidents through surveillance photos,
police photo spreads, and in-court identification. We can find no abuse of the district court’s
discretion on this basis.
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Count 2], and in doing so did brandish said firearm, in violation of [18 U.S.C. §
924(c)].” Count 4, which was similar to Count 2, alleged that on September 26, 2000,
Woodruff
did unlawfully, obstruct, delay, and affect commerce, and the movement
of articles and commodities in such commerce, by robbery in that [he] did
unlawfully take and obtain personal property of . . . Pawn Mart, consisting
of cash, from the person of and in the presence of an employee of the
Pawn Mart, against his will, by means of actual and threatened force,
violence, and fear of immediate injury to his person, in violation of [18
U.S.C. § 1951].
Count 5, like Count 3, alleged that Woodruff “did knowingly and willfully use and
carry a firearm, that is, a handgun, during and in relation to the commission of [the
crime alleged in Count 4], and in doing so did brandish said firearm, in violation of [18
U.S.C. § 924(c)].”
Before trial, Woodruff moved to dismiss Counts 2 and 4, arguing that these
counts did not allege criminal intent as an element of the offense, and that acting
“knowingly” is an element of an offense under the Hobbs Act. Woodruff also moved
to dismiss counts 3 and 5 because they were derivative of Counts 2 and 4 and would
therefore have to be dismissed if the Hobbs Act counts were removed from the case.
The district court denied Woodruff’s motion, concluding that the words “force, violence
and intimidation,” which appear in both the Hobbs Act and the charges in the
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indictment, necessarily implied an allegation that the defendant acted knowingly and
willfully.
The evidence presented at trial established that on September 8, 2000, Woodruff
entered a Bank of America branch in Atlanta and asked the teller to change a hundred
dollar bill. As the teller opened her drawer, Woodruff leaned over the counter, grabbed
all the money that he could from the teller drawer and left the bank with approximately
$4,300.
Subsequently, on September 20, 2000, Woodruff approached the counter at a
Discount Auto Parts store in Atlanta and put a few items on the counter. The store clerk
testified that she looked down and noticed that Woodruff had a gun. When she jumped
back from the counter, Woodruff said that he would shoot her if she did not “come right
back” to the counter. Woodruff ordered her to put the money from the register and the
items he had placed on the counter into a bag. Before leaving, he told her that if she
said anything before he left he would kill her.
Less than a week later, on September 26, 2000, Woodruff entered the Pawn Mart
in Atlanta, approached one of its employees from behind, and struck him on the back
of the head with the barrel of his gun. Woodruff then told everyone to get on the floor
and ordered the employee he had hit in the head to open the cash register. After the
register was opened, Woodruff ordered the employee to open the safe in the back.
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When the employee told Woodruff that he was unable to open the vault, Woodruff
came over to another employee who was able to access the vault, kicked her in the face,
and told her to open the vault. While she was lying face down on the floor, the
defendant placed the gun to the back of her head and shouted, “Bitch, get your ass up
and get back there and get that money.” She complied, turning the money from the safe
over to the defendant. Woodruff then gathered up the money from the cash register and
from the vault and left the store.
At the close of the government’s evidence, Woodruff moved for a judgment of
acquittal, pursuant to Rule 29 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, arguing that
the government failed to establish that the robberies at Discount Auto Parts and Pawn
Mart affected interstate commerce, which is an essential element under the Hobbs Act.
He also claimed that the government failed to prove that the item brandished during the
robberies was actually a firearm. The district court denied the motion on both grounds.
The jury found Woodruff guilty on all five counts.
At sentencing, Woodruff objected to the application of a 25 year statutory-
minimum sentence for Count 5 because the government failed to allege in the
indictment that it was a “second or subsequent conviction.” Woodruff argued that
because the second or subsequent conviction under § 924(c)(1)(C)(i) dramatically
increased the minimum sentence he could receive, Apprendi required the government
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to allege expressly in the indictment that the crime was a “second or subsequent”
violation. The district court denied the motion finding that even if the words “second
or subsequent” should have been included in the indictment, the error was harmless
beyond a reasonable doubt because the jury convicted Woodruff on two separate counts
under § 924(c), necessarily making one of them “second or subsequent.”
The district court sentenced Woodruff to 120 months’ imprisonment as to Count
1; 216 months as to Counts 2 and 4, to run concurrently with each other and Count 1;
84 months as to Count 3, to run consecutively to Counts 1, 2 and 3; and 300 months as
to Count 5, to run consecutively to the other counts. Additionally, the district court
sentenced Woodruff to a five-year term of supervised release and ordered him to pay
$12,438 in restitution. This appeal followed.
II.
We review de novo the legal question of whether an indictment sufficiently
alleges a statutorily proscribed offense. See United States v. Steele, 178 F.3d 1230,
1233 (11th Cir. 1999). We also review a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence
de novo, resolving all reasonable inferences from the evidence in favor of the jury’s
verdict. See United States v. Rudisill, 187 F.3d 1260, 1267 (11th Cir. 1999). The
evidence is sufficient where a reasonable trier of fact, choosing among reasonable
interpretations of the evidence, could find guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. See United
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States v. Lluesma, 45 F.3d 408, 409-10 (11th Cir. 1995). Because Woodruff raised his
Apprendi argument at sentencing, we review his claim de novo, but will reverse only
for harmful error. See United States v. Sanchez, 269 F.3d 1250, 1272 (11th Cir.
2001)(en banc), cert. denied, 122 S. Ct. 1327, 152 L. Ed. 2d 234 (2002).
A.
Woodruff first argues that the indictment was fatally infirm because it failed to
allege criminal intent, which is a material element under the Hobbs Act. By now, it is
axiomatic that an indictment is sufficient if it “(1) presents the essential elements of the
charged offense, (2) notifies the accused of the charges to be defended against, and (3)
enables the accused to rely upon a judgment under the indictment as a bar against
double jeopardy for any subsequent prosecution for the same offense.” Steele, 178 F.3d
at 1233-34 (quotations omitted); see also Hamling v. United States, 418 U.S. 87, 117,
94 S. Ct. 2887, 2907, 41 L. Ed. 2d 590 (1974) (“[A]n indictment is sufficient if it, first,
contains the elements of the offense charged and fairly informs a defendant of the
charge against which he must defend, and, second, enables him to plead an acquittal or
conviction in bar of future prosecutions for the same offense.”).
As an initial matter, the language of the Hobbs Act imposes criminal liability on
anyone who “in any way or degree obstructs, delays, or affects commerce or the
movement of any article or commodity in commerce, by robbery . . . or commits or
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threatens physical violence to any person or property in furtherance of a plan or
purpose” to do so. 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a). The Act defines “robbery” as “the unlawful
taking or obtaining of personal property from [a] person . . . against his will, by means
of actual or threatened force, or violence, or fear of injury, immediate or future, to his
person or property.” 18 U.S.C. § 1951(b)(1). We have held that “the only mens rea
required for a Hobbs Act robbery conviction is that the offense be committed
knowingly.” United States v. Gray, 260 F.3d 1267, 1283 (11th Cir. 2001), petition for
cert. filed, (Jan. 14, 2002) (No. 01-8724); see also United States v. Thomas, 8 F.3d
1552, 1562 (11th Cir. 1993) (“The Hobbs Act definition of robbery does not seem to
require a finding of specific intent whereas at common law robbery required such a
finding.”).
Woodruff contends, however, that the indictment filed against him was
insufficient because it did not expressly state that the crime was committed
“knowingly.” Instead, the indictment alleged that Woodruff committed “robbery” and
“did unlawfully take and obtain personal property . . . by means of actual and threatened
force, violence, and fear of immediate injury.” We recently addressed a claim involving
a virtually identical indictment in Gray. In that case, the appellant argued that his
Hobbs Act indictment failed to allege knowledge when it charged only that Gray
“‘unlawfully’ interfered with commerce by taking property ‘against [the victims’] will’
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and ‘by means of . . . force, violence, and fear of injury.’” Gray, 260 F.3d at 1283
(quoting indictment). In analyzing Gray’s argument, we explained that “an indictment
is not defective simply because it fails to allege mens rea so long as the allegation that
the crime was committed with the requisite state of mind may be inferred from other
allegations in the indictment.” Id. Noting the clear and unambiguous language of the
indictment, which tracked literally the wording of the Hobbs Act statute itself, see 18
U.S.C. § 1951, we held that the terms of the indictment “necessarily impart an
allegation of knowledge.” Gray, 260 F.3d at 1283.
Woodruff nevertheless attempts to distinguish Gray, noting that we reviewed the
claim in that case under a particularly lenient standard because the appellant had not
asserted his objection to the indictment before the district court. Because Gray’s
challenge to his indictment was raised for the first time on appeal, under controlling
case law we were required to find the indictment sufficient “unless it [was] so defective
that it [did] not, by any reasonable construction, charge an offense for which the
defendant [was] convicted.” United States v. Adams, 83 F.3d 1371, 1375 (11th Cir.
1996) (quotations omitted). While it is true that the standard of review was different
in Gray, we can discern no logical, textual, or historical reason why our holding in that
case should be limited somehow to circumstances in which the challenge to the
indictment was not raised below. When we apply the unambiguous standard for
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evaluating indictments set forth in Steele, this indictment sufficiently alleges knowledge
because the very terms of the charge necessarily impart an allegation of knowledge.
By alleging that Woodruff “did unlawfully take and obtain personal property
. . . by means of actual and threatened force, violence, and fear of immediate injury,”
the indictment not only tracked the language of the Hobbs Act, but also necessarily
alerted the defendant that he was charged with having knowingly committed the crime.
The Supreme Court has explained that “[i]t is generally sufficient that an indictment set
forth the offense in the words of the statute itself, as long as ‘those words of themselves
fully, directly, and expressly, without any uncertainty or ambiguity, set forth all the
elements necessary to constitute the offence intended to be punished.’” Hamling, 418
U.S. at 117, 94 S. Ct. at 2907 (quoting United States v. Carll, 105 U.S. 611, 612, 26 L.
Ed. 1135 (1882)). The words of the Hobbs Act, set forth in Woodruff’s indictment,
clearly convey, without any uncertainty or ambiguity, an allegation that Woodruff acted
knowingly.
We have long held that the term “knowingly” means that the act was performed
voluntarily and intentionally, and not because of a mistake or accident. See United
States v. Diecidue, 603 F.2d 535, 548 (5th Cir. 1979)2; 11th Cir. Pattern Jury
2
In Bonner v. City of Prichard, 661 F.2d 1206, 1209 (11th Cir.1981) (en banc), the
Eleventh Circuit adopted as binding precedent all Fifth Circuit decisions handed down prior to the
close of business on September 30, 1981.
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Instructions, Basic Crim. Instructions § 9.1; see also, e.g., United States v. Fern, 155
F.3d 1318, 1328 (11th Cir. 1998); Samples v. City of Atlanta, 916 F.2d 1548, 1550-51
& n.1 (11th Cir. 1990); United States v. Anderson, 872 F.2d 1508, 1517-18 & n.14
(11th Cir. 1989); United States v. Cebian, 774 F.2d 446, 447-48 (11th Cir. 1985).
Indeed, it is difficult to imagine how a person could “unlawfully take and obtain
personal property . . . by means of actual and threatened force, violence, and fear of
immediate injury” by mistake or accident. The very use of the tools of violence (such
as a firearm, a knife, a blunt instrument, or another weapon designed to harm or threaten
bodily injury) for the specific purpose of taking the property of another can only be
imagined as being done knowingly -- that is, voluntarily and intentionally. See
generally United States v. Farmer, 73 F.3d 836, 842 (8th Cir. 1996) (explaining that
Hobbs Act robbery “has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of
physical force against the person of another, and, in addition, it involves, by its nature,
a substantial risk that physical force against the person of another may be used in the
course of committing the offense”). Quite simply, we are satisfied, as we held in Gray,
that if an indictment alleges that a defendant violated the Hobbs Act by unlawfully
threatening or using force, violence, or fear of immediate injury to take property against
the victim’s will, the indictment necessarily imparts an allegation that the defendant
acted knowingly.
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Thus, even though the word “knowingly” did not appear in the indictment’s
description of the charged offense, the indictment alleged that Woodruff acted with the
necessary mens rea. The indictment presented the essential elements of the charged
offense, notified the accused of the charges to be defended against, and plainly enabled
him to rely upon a judgment under the indictment as a bar against double jeopardy for
any subsequent prosecution for the same offense. So long as an indictment performs
these essential functions, it is facially sufficient. See, e.g., Steele, 178 F.3d at 1233-34;
see also Hamling, 418 U.S. at 117, 94 S. Ct. at 2907.3 Woodruff’s indictment was
plainly sufficient.
B.
We are not persuaded by any of Woodruff’s other claims. Woodruff also argues
that the district court erred by denying his motion for judgment of acquittal because the
government failed to present sufficient evidence that the robberies affected interstate
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In reaching this conclusion, we reject Woodruff’s contention that we should reverse his
conviction in light of United States v. Du Bo, 186 F.3d 1177 (9th Cir. 1999). In Du Bo, the Ninth
Circuit held that a Hobbs Act indictment was fatally flawed due to its failure to allege criminal
intent when it charged the defendant “only with ‘unlawfully’ affecting commerce by the
‘wrongful’ use of force.” 186 F.3d at 1179 (quoting indictment). The indictment in this case,
which tracked the language of the Hobbs Act, was notably more thorough. Unlike in Du Bo,
Woodruff’s indictment does not leave us guessing about the nature of the charges. In short, Du Bo
is not on all fours with this case. Moreover, we do not read Du Bo as requiring that a Hobbs Act
indictment specifically include the word “knowingly.” However, to the extent that the Ninth
Circuit has imposed such a requirement, we have already reached a contrary result in Gray, and we
are bound by our precedent.
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commerce. Specifically, Woodruff says that the government failed to show a direct
effect on interstate commerce as a result of his having taken money and property from
Discount Auto Parts and the Pawn Mart, and that the government did not establish an
effect on interstate commerce by means of the “depletion of assets” doctrine because
the government did not show the amount of money taken from either establishment or
what items were taken from Discount Auto Parts.4
The Hobbs Act criminalizes conduct that “in any way or degree obstructs, delays,
or affects commerce or the movement of any article or commodity in commerce, by
robbery or extortion or attempts or conspires so to do.” 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a). The Act
“speaks in broad language, manifesting a purpose to use all the constitutional power
Congress has to punish interference with interstate commerce by extortion, robbery, or
physical violence. The Act outlaws such interference ‘in any way or degree.’” Stirone
v. United States, 361 U.S. 212, 215, 80 S. Ct. 270, 272, 4 L. Ed. 2d 252 (1960) (quoting
18 U.S.C. § 1951(a)); see also Gray, 260 F.3d at 1272 (noting that “the jurisdictional
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In making this argument, Woodruff urges us to reconsider our precedent and apply the
standard announced by the Supreme Court in United States v. Lopez, 514 U.S. 549, 115 S. Ct.
1624, 131 L. Ed. 2d 626 (1995), when it determined that the Gun-Free School Zones Act was
unconstitutional. Under this standard, a criminal statute is constitutional only if the crime at issue
“substantially affects” interstate commerce. We decline his invitation. We have unambiguously
held that the Supreme Court’s decision in Lopez does not affect the government’s burden in
establishing a minimal effect on interstate commerce to support a violation of the Hobbs Act. See
United States v. Guerra, 164 F.3d 1358, 1360 (11th Cir. 1999) (holding that, since Lopez, the
government still need establish only a minimal effect on interstate commerce to support a
conviction under the Hobbs Act); see also Gray, 260 F.3d at 1272-73.
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requirement [under the Hobbs Act] may be met simply by showing that the offense had
a minimal effect on commerce”) (emphasis added); Guerra, 164 F.3d at 1361
(recognizing that a mere showing of depletion of assets of a company involved in
commerce is sufficient to establish the requisite minimal effect on commerce under the
Hobbs Act); United States v. Paredes, 139 F.3d 840, 844-45 (11th Cir. 1998) (holding
that Hobbs Act jurisdiction existed where the defendants robbed two local convenience
stores of beer, cigarettes, and no more than $170 in cash).
Here, the evidence at trial established that Discount Auto Parts engaged in
interstate commerce by purchasing various products and parts from outside the state of
Georgia, namely from Florida and Mississippi. The evidence further demonstrated that
the robbery resulted in a depletion of the business’s assets. Although the government
did not establish an exact amount of loss from the cash register, Woodruff took cash
from the drawer and the items that he brought to the counter. The evidence presented,
viewed in the light most favorable to the government, was sufficient for a reasonable
fact finder to conclude that the robberies had a minimal effect on commerce. In short,
the government introduced sufficient evidence to sustain Woodruff’s Hobbs Act
convictions.
We are likewise unconvinced by Woodruff’s argument that the government
presented insufficient evidence to establish that the weapon Woodruff used during the
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robberies was in fact a firearm capable of expelling a projectile by the action of an
explosive, within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. § 921(a)(3).5 Contrary to Woodruff’s claim,
the government need not show to a scientific certainty that a defendant is carrying a
device that fires projectiles by means of an explosive. See United States v. Hunt, 187
F.3d 1269, 1271 (11th Cir. 1999). Indeed, the government need not offer the gun itself
into evidence or produce an expert witness to identify a “firearm.” See id. The
Government must present sufficient testimony, including the testimony of lay witnesses,
in order to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a defendant used, possessed or carried
a “firearm” as that term is defined for purposes of § 924(c). In this case, although the
firearm used by Woodruff was not in evidence, the jury heard testimony about the
weapon from three of the victims and viewed photographic evidence depicting the gun.
Our review of this record satisfies us that the jury had a sufficient basis on which to find
that Woodruff used or carried a firearm.
Finally, we are unpersuaded by Woodruff’s argument that, in light of Apprendi,
the district court erred by applying the 25 year statutory minimum under §
924(c)(1)(C)(i) because the indictment failed to allege that it was a second or
subsequent conviction under § 924(c). “Other than the fact of a prior conviction, any
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Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 921(a)(3), “[t]he term ‘firearm’ means (A) any weapon (including
a starter gun) which will or is designed to or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the
action of an explosive; (B) the frame or receiver of any such weapon; (C) any firearm muffler or
firearm silencer; or (D) any destructive device. Such term does not include an antique firearm.”
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fact that increases the penalty for a crime beyond the prescribed statutory maximum
must be submitted to a jury, and proved beyond a reasonable doubt.” Apprendi, 530
U.S. at 490, 120 S. Ct. at 2362-63.
Title 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A) mandates a punishment for any defendant who,
“during and in relation to any crime of violence . . . uses or carries a firearm, or who,
in furtherance of any such crime, possesses a firearm.” If a defendant has a second or
subsequent conviction, this provision imposes a mandatory minimum sentence of 25
years. See 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(C)(i). In United States v. Pounds, 230 F.3d 1317,
1319 (11th Cir. 2000), we held that 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(iii), which provides for
a 10 year minimum mandatory sentence if the firearm is discharged during the offense,
was a sentencing factor, which did not have to be charged in the indictment, rather than
an element of the offense. In so holding, we noted that Apprendi was inapplicable
because “every conviction under § 924(c)(1)(A) carries with it a statutory maximum
sentence of life imprisonment, regardless of what subsection the defendant is sentenced
under.” Id. (emphasis added). Here, as with § 924(c)(1)(A), every conviction under §
924(c)(1)(C) carries with it a statutory maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
Accordingly, the imposition of an enhanced sentence pursuant to a particular subsection
does not implicate Apprendi. Because Woodruff’s case involves a sentencing factor,
not an element of the offense, and because the maximum possible sentence he could
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receive under § 924(c) is life imprisonment, the district court did not err by enhancing
his sentence pursuant to § 924(c)(1)(a)(iii).
Because we can find no legal errors surrounding the trial or sentencing
proceedings, we affirm.
AFFIRMED.
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