United States v. Victor P. Diogenes

SNEED, Circuit Judge,

concurring:

I concur in the opinion of the court. An explanation of my previous dissent from the disposition of this case is appropriate, however.

Previously I suggested that appellant’s conviction be reversed and that the prosecutor should determine whether reprosecution was appropriate. This was based on the assumption that reprosecution under 18 U.S.C. § 2113(d) was possible which, in turn, rested on the assumption that the appellant used a firearm during the commission of the robbery. It now appears that the indictment charged the appellant with carrying a firearm only. Enhancement under 18 U.S.C. § 2113(d), therefore, is not available.

That being the case, and resort to 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(2) not being available, pursuant to the court’s opinion with which I concur, it follows that there is no reason to object to remanding this case merely for the purpose of correcting the sentence. I therefore concur in the disposition of the case as well.