United States v. Watts, No. 17-12066 (11th Cir. 2018)
Annotate this CaseThe Eleventh Circuit affirmed defendant's convictions and sentences for armed bank robbery and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. The court held that the evidence was sufficient to support defendant's convictions and thus the district court did not err by denying his motion for judgment of acquittal; the district court did not deny defendant his constitutional right to testify where the district court specifically found that he made his decision not to testify knowingly and voluntarily; and the district court properly applied the sentencing guideline enhancement for obstruction of justice, U.S.S.G. 3C1.1,1 based on defendant's attempt to avoid identification by covering up his distinctive tattoos.
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