United States v. Bowers, No. 14-11585 (11th Cir. 2016)
Annotate this CaseDefendant appealed his conviction and sentence for eight counts of armed robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1951(a) and eight counts of carrying, using, and brandishing a weapon in violation of 18 U.S.C. 924(c)(1)(A)(ii). The district court sentenced defendant to 150 months for the section 1951(a) violations and to a mandatory 182 years for the section 924(c) violations, to run consecutively. The court concluded that, because defendant cannot demonstrate that he suffered compelling prejudice from the joinder of claims, the district court did not commit error, much less plain error, in denying his motion; the evidence was sufficient to convict defendant; and defendant's sentence for the section 924(c) violations does not violate the separation of powers, due process and equal protection, nor the Eighth Amendment. Accordingly, the court affirmed the conviction and sentence.
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