Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. William Jonathan BROWN, Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2002-02-11
Citations: 25 F. App'x 499
Docket Number: No. 01-3235
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. William Jonathan BROWN, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 25
Pages: 499–499

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. William Jonathan BROWN, Appellant.
No. 01-3235.
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Submitted Feb. 7, 2002.
Decided Feb. 11, 2002.
Before HANSEN, Chief Judge, FAGG, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
William Jonathan Brown appeals the sentence imposed by the district court after a jury convicted him of armed bank robbery and aiding and abetting, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2 and 2113(a), (d). He argues the court wrongly assessed a 2-level enhancement for being an organizer or a leader of a criminal activity. See U.S.S.G. § 3Bl.l(c). We affirm.
The district court did not commit clear error, given the trial testimony of Brown's accomplice that Brown came up with the idea to rob a bank, selected the bank, recruited his codefendant to participate, instructed the codefendant what to do during the robbery, and devised alibis. See U.S.S.G. § 3B1.1, comment, (n.4) (listing factors court should consider); United States v. Peters, 59 F.3d 732, 735 (8th Cir.1995) (district court did not commit clear error in applying § 3B1.1 enhancement, as coconspirators testified defendant came up with plan, recruited them to participate, and continued to provide substantial direction during life of plan).
Accordingly, we affirm.
A true copy.
. The Honorable Robert T. Dawson, United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas.