United States v. Mackey

CourtCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit
DecidedJuly 10, 1997
Docket94-2264
StatusPublished

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Bluebook
United States v. Mackey, (1st Cir. 1997).

Opinion

USCA1 Opinion
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Fitzpatrick, by Appointment of the Court, for appellant.*p4264Y*p570XB*p+2Xe*p+2Xn*p+2X *p+42XT*p+2X. *p+40XClements, *p+40XAssistant *p+40XUnited *p+40XStates *p+40XAttorney, *p+40Xwith *p+40Xwhom*p4364Y*p300XD*p+2Xo*p+2Xn*p+2Xa*p+2Xl*p+2Xd *p+10XK. *p+10XStern, *p+10XUnited *p+10XStates *p+10XAttorney, *p+10Xwas *p+10Xon *p+10Xbrief *p+10Xfor *p+10Xthe *p+10XUnited*p4464Y*p300XStates.*p4764Y*p1800X____________________*p4964Y*p2040XJuly 9, 1997*p5064Y*p1800X____________________*p2770Y*p2400X*r1A*b2M*b6WºÿÀ³*b3M*b0W*b0W*p3370Y*rB*p2240X*r1A*b2M*b8WÑÿà“*b3M*b0W*b0W*p3570Y*rB*p2000X*r1A*b2M*b8W·ÿøž*b3M*b0W*b0W*p3770Y*b2M*b8Wì?Ñÿ˜*b3M*b0W*b0W*p4170Y*rB*p560X*r1A*b2M*b10W»ÿþÀ*b3M*b0W*b0W*p4270Y*b2M*b10WÄÿð·*b3M*b0W*b0W*p4370Y*rB*p288X*r1A*b2M*b10WÈÿþ¢*b3M*b0W*b0W*rB*b0M *p5864Y*p2310X-2-*p2310X-2-*p684Y*p870XB*p-2XO*p-2XU*p-2XD*p-2XI*p-2XN*p-2X,*p-2X *p-4XC*p-2Xi*p-2Xr*p-2Xc*p-2Xu*p-2Xi*p-2Xt*p-2X *p-4XJ*p-2Xu*p-2Xd*p-2Xg*p-2Xe*p-2X.*p-2X *p-4X *p-2XI*p-2Xn*p-2X *p-2XJ*p-2Xu*p-2Xl*p-2Xy*p-2X *p-2X1*p-2X9*p-2X9*p-2X3*p-2X,*p-2X *p-2Xa*p-2X *p-2Xf*p-2Xe*p-2Xd*p-2Xe*p-2Xr*p-2Xa*p-2Xl*p-2X *p-2Xg*p-2Xr*p-2Xa*p-2Xn*p-2Xd*p-2X *p-2Xj*p-2Xu*p-2Xr*p-2Xy*p884Y*p570Xindicted *p+30XChristopher *p+30XMackey *p+30Xunder *p+30X18 *p+30XU.S.C. *p+30X§ *p+30X2113(a) *p+30Xand*p1084Y*p570Xcharged him with four separate robberies of federally insured*p1284Y*p570Xba*p-2Xn*p-2Xk*p-2Xs*p-2X *p-2Xl*p-2Xo*p-2Xc*p-2Xa*p-2Xt*p-2Xe*p-2Xd*p-2X *p-2Xi*p-2Xn*p-2X *p-2Xt*p-2Xh*p-2Xe*p-2X *p-2Xs*p-2Xa*p-2Xm*p-2Xe*p-2X *p-2Xa*p-2Xr*p-2Xe*p-2Xa*p-2X *p-2Xsoutheast of Boston: the South*p1484Y*p570XS*p+2Xh*p+2Xore *p+22XBank *p+22Xin *p+22XNorth *p+22XWeymouth *p+22X(November *p+22X1991), *p+22Xthe *p+22XWeymouth*p1684Y*p570XCooperative Bank in Weymouth (December 1991), the South Shore*p1884Y*p570XBank in Quincy (February 1992), and the Abington Savings Bank*p2084Y*p570Xin Abington (September 1992). Trial occurred in August 1994.*p2284Y*p870XAt trial, the government's evidence showed that all four*p2484Y*p570Xb*p+2Xa*p+2Xn*p+2Xk*p+2Xs*p+2X *p+22Xh*p+2Xa*p+2Xd*p+2X *p+22Xbeen *p+20Xrobbed *p+20Xby *p+20Xa *p+20Xwhite *p+20Xmale *p+20Xwho *p+20Xcarried *p+20Xa *p+20Xdark-*p2684Y*p570Xco*p-2Xl*p-2Xo*p-2Xr*p-2Xe*p-2Xd*p-2X *p-2Xh*p-2Xa*p-2Xn*p-2Xd*p-2Xg*p-2Xu*p-2Xn*p-2X *p-2Xa*p-2Xn*p-2Xd*p-2X *p-2Xw*p-2Xo*p-2Xr*p-2Xe*p-2X *p-2Xs*p-2Xp*p-2Xo*p-2Xr*p-2Xt*p-2Xs*p-2X warm-up clothes, together with*p2884Y*p570Xa scarf and a ski hat that hid his entire face except for his*p3084Y*p570Xe*p+2Xy*p+2Xe*p+2Xs. *p+42X *p+42XPhotographs *p+42Xfrom *p+42Xsurveillance *p+42Xcameras *p+42Xand *p+42Xwitness*p3284Y*p570Xid*p-2Xe*p-2Xn*p-2Xt*p-2Xi*p-2Xf*p-2Xi*p-2Xc*p-2Xa*p-2Xt*p-2Xi*p-2Xo*p-2Xn*p-2Xs*p-2X *p-2Xt*p-2Xe*p-2Xn*p-2Xd*p-2Xe*p-2Xd*p-2X *p-2Xt*p-2Xo*p-2X *p-2Xc*p-2Xo*p-2Xn*p-2Xf*p-2Xi*p-2Xrm that the same individual was*p3484Y*p570Xinvolved *p+18Xin *p+18Xeach *p+18Xrobbery. *p+18X *p+18XIn *p+18Xthe *p+18Xlast *p+18Xrobbery, *p+18Xthe *p+18Xrobber*p3684Y*p570Xremoved *p+20Xhis *p+20Xscarf *p+20Xand *p+20Xski *p+20Xhat *p+20Xas *p+20Xhe *p+20Xleft *p+20Xthe *p+20Xbank *p+20Xand *p+20Xwas*p3884Y*p570Xpositively identified as Mackey by two witnesses.*p4084Y*p870XMackey's *p+36Xgirlfriend *p+34Xowned *p+34Xa *p+34Xcar, *p+34Xavailable *p+34Xto *p+34XMackey*p4284Y*p570Xd*p+2Xu*p+2Xring *p+22Xthe *p+22Xday, *p+22Xwhose *p+22Xlicense *p+22Xplate *p+22Xand *p+22Xappearance *p+22Xmatched*p4484Y*p570Xpa*p-2Xr*p-2Xt*p-2Xi*p-2Xa*p-2Xl*p-2X *p-2Xd*p-2Xe*p-2Xs*p-2Xc*p-2Xr*p-2Xi*p-2Xp*p-2Xt*p-2Xi*p-2Xo*p-2Xn*p-2Xs*p-2X *p-2Xo*p-2Xf*p-2X *p-2Xt*p-2Xh*p-2Xe*p-2X *p-2Xr*p-2Xo*p-2Xb*p-2Xber's car provided by witnesses*p4684Y*p570Xat*p-2X *p-2Xt*p-2Xh*p-2Xe*p-2X *p-2Xs*p-2Xe*p-2Xc*p-2Xo*p-2Xn*p-2Xd*p-2X *p-2Xa*p-2Xn*p-2Xd*p-2X *p-2Xt*p-2Xh*p-2Xi*p-2Xr*p-2Xd*p-2X *p-2Xr*p-2Xo*p-2Xb*p-2Xb*p-2Xe*p-2Xr*p-2Xi*p-2Xe*p-2Xs*p-2X.*p-2X *p-2X *p-2XM*p-2Xa*p-2Xc*p-2Xk*p-2Xe*p-2Xy*p-2X *p-2Xo*p-2Xw*p-2Xn*p-2Xe*p-2Xd*p-2X *p-2Xa*p-2Xn*p-2Xd*p-2X *p-2Xo*p-2Xf*p-2Xt*p-2Xe*p-2Xn*p-2X *p-2Xw*p-2Xo*p-2Xre*p4884Y*p570Xs*p+2Xw*p+2Xeatshirts, *p+8Xincluding *p+8Xa *p+8Xsweatshirt *p+8Xand *p+8Xscarf *p+8Xmatching *p+8Xthose*p5084Y*p570Xworn *p+30Xin *p+30Xthe *p+30Xthird *p+30Xrobbery. *p+30X *p+30XMackey, *p+30Xhis *p+30Xparents, *p+30Xand *p+30Xhis*p5284Y*p570Xgirlfriend all lived in the vicinity of the robberies.*p690Y*p1328X*r1A*b2M*b10W?ÓÿÀØ*b3M*b0W*b0W*rB*b0M *p5864Y*p2310X-3-*p2310X-3-*p684Y*p870XT*p+2Xh*p+2Xe*p+2X *p+8Xf*p+2Xi*p+2Xrst *p+6Xthree *p+6Xrobberies *p+6Xnetted *p+6Xthe *p+6Xrobber *p+6Xonly *p+6Xmodest*p884Y*p570Xam*p-2Xo*p-2Xu*p-2Xn*p-2Xt*p-2Xs*p-2X,*p-2X *p-2Xt*p-2Xo*p-2Xt*p-2Xa*p-2Xl*p-2Xl*p-2Xi*p-2Xn*p-2Xg*p-2X *p-2Xu*p-2Xn*p-2Xd*p-2Xe*p-2Xr*p-2X *p-2X$*p-2X1*p-2X0*p-2X,*p-2X0*p-2X0*p-2X0. In the final robbery, where*p1084Y*p570Xthe robber gained access to the bank vault, he took $321,500.*p1284Y*p570XTh*p-2Xe*p-2X *p-2Xg*p-2Xo*p-2Xv*p-2Xe*p-2Xr*p-2Xn*p-2Xm*p-2Xe*p-2Xn*p-2Xt*p-2X *p-2Xo*p-2Xf*p-2Xf*p-2Xe*p-2Xr*p-2Xe*p-2Xd*p-2X *p-2Xe*p-2Xv*p-2Xi*p-2Xd*p-2Xe*p-2Xn*p-2Xc*p-2Xe*p-2X at trial that, although Mackey*p1484Y*p570Xd*p+2Xi*p+2Xd*p+2X *p+6Xn*p+2Xo*p+2Xt*p+2X *p+6Xhave *p+4Xa *p+4Xsteady *p+4Xjob, *p+4Xhe *p+4Xmade *p+4Xcash *p+4Xexpenditures *p+4Xof *p+4Xmore*p1684Y*p570Xthan $90,000 in the five months following the last robbery.*p1884Y*p870XThe jury convicted Mackey of all four robberies. He now*p2084Y*p570Xap*p-2Xp*p-2Xe*p-2Xa*p-2Xl*p-2Xs*p-2X *p-2Xh*p-2Xi*p-2Xs*p-2X *p-2Xc*p-2Xo*p-2Xn*p-2Xv*p-2Xi*p-2Xc*p-2Xt*p-2Xi*p-2Xo*p-2Xn*p-2Xs*p-2X,*p-2X *p-2Xb*p-2Xu*p-2Xt*p-2X *p-2Xn*p-2Xo*p-2Xt his sentence. In this court,*p2284Y*p570XM*p+2Xa*p+2Xc*p+2Xk*p+2Xe*p+2Xy*p+2X *p+32Xmakes *p+32Xthree *p+32Xclaims *p+32Xof *p+32Xerror, *p+32Xthe *p+32Xlatter *p+32Xtwo *p+32Xbeing*p2484Y*p570Xclosely related.*p2684Y*p870X1. In his first claim of error, Mackey asserts that the*p2884Y*p570Xt*p+2Xr*p+2Xi*p+2Xal *p+6Xjudge *p+6Xerred *p+6Xin *p+6Xrefusing *p+6Xto *p+6Xsever *p+6Xthe *p+6Xlast-in-time *p+6Xbank*p3084Y*p570Xro*p-2Xb*p-2Xb*p-2Xe*p-2Xr*p-2Xy*p-2X *p-2Xc*p-2Xo*p-2Xu*p-2Xn*p-2Xt*p-2X-*p-2X-*p-2Xt*p-2Xh*p-2Xe*p-2X *p-2XA*p-2Xb*p-2Xi*p-2Xn*p-2Xg*p-2Xt*p-2Xo*p-2Xn*p-2X *p-2Xr*p-2Xo*p-2Xb*p-2Xb*p-2Xe*p-2Xr*p-2Xy*p-2X *p-2Xi*p-2Xn*p-2X *p-2XS*p-2Xe*p-2Xp*p-2Xt*p-2Xe*p-2Xm*p-2Xb*p-2Xe*p-2Xr*p-2X *p-2X1*p-2X9*p-2X9*p-2X2*p-2X-*p-2X-*p-2Xf*p-2Xr*p-2Xo*p-2Xm*p-2X *p-2Xt*p-2Xhe*p3284Y*p570Xt*p+2Xh*p+2Xr*p+2Xee *p+6Xearlier *p+6Xrobbery *p+6Xcounts. *p+6X *p+6XThe *p+6Xfour *p+6Xcounts *p+6Xwere *p+6Xproperly*p3484Y*p570Xjo*p-2Xi*p-2Xn*p-2Xe*p-2Xd*p-2X *p-2Xu*p-2Xn*p-2Xd*p-2Xe*p-2Xr*p-2X *p-2XF*p-2Xe*p-2Xd*p-2X.*p-2X *p-2XR*p-2X.*p-2X *p-2XC*p-2Xr*p-2Xi*p-2Xm*p-2X.*p-2X *p-2XP*p-2X.*p-2X *p-2X8*p-2X(*p-2Xa*p-2X)*p-2X *p-2Xa*p-2Xs*p-2X *p-2Xc*p-2Xh*p-2Xa*p-2Xr*p-2Xg*p-2Xi*p-2Xn*p-2Xg*p-2X *p-2Xo*p-2Xf*p-2Xf*p-2Xe*p-2Xn*p-2Xs*p-2Xe*p-2Xs*p-2X *p-2X"*p-2Xo*p-2Xf*p-2X *p-2Xt*p-2Xhe*p3684Y*p570Xsa*p-2Xm*p-2Xe*p-2X *p-2Xo*p-2Xr*p-2X *p-2Xs*p-2Xi*p-2Xm*p-2Xi*p-2Xl*p-2Xa*p-2Xr*p-2X *p-2Xc*p-2Xh*p-2Xa*p-2Xr*p-2Xa*p-2Xc*p-2Xt*p-2Xe*p-2Xr*p-2X.*p-2X"*p-2X *p-2X *p-2XE*p-2X.*p-2Xg., United States v.

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