Armed bank robbery with a dangerous weapon

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United States V Canter: Armed bank robbery with a dangerous weapon

charged with one count of armed bank robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §2113(a) and (d) 18 U.S.C. § 2113 (a) & (d) under section 2113 (d) a toy gun is a dangerous weapon and it was held that the toy gun used in robbery was “dangerous weapon”

U.S. v. Martinez-Jimenez, 864 F.2d 664 (9th Cir. 1989)

convicted by the US District Court for armed bank robbery, appealed 

18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) & (d)

even though if not used in an assaultive manner, a toy gun is a dangerous weapon and it was held that the toy gun used in robbery was “dangerous weapon”

United States v. Dixon, 790 F.3d 758 (7th Cir. 2015)

convicted of two armed bank robberies, 18 U.S.C. § 2113(d), sentenced to life in prison, and appealed

18 U.S.C. § 2113(d)

a life sentence is mandatory under 18 U.S.C. § 3559(c)(1)(A) because of Dixon’s criminal record 

long-neck butane lighter was not “dangerous weapon or device” within meaning of federal bank robbery statute 

§ 3559(c)(2)(F)(ii) classifies this as “serious violent felonies” because each of his prior convictions was for a crime that had the threat of violence as an element and a maximum term of at least 10 years imprisonment

SYNTHESIZED RULE: (NEED HELP WITH THIS PART PLEASE!!!-this is for the three cases above)