MCLAUGHLIN V. UNITED STATES, 476 U. S. 16 (1986)
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McLaughlin v. United States, 476 U.S. 16 (1986)
McLaughlin v. United States
No. 85-5189
Argued March 31, 1986
Decided April 29, 1986
476 U.S. 16
Syllabus
On the basis of his display of an unloaded handgun in the course of a bank robbery, petitioner was convicted under 18 U.S.C. § 2113(d), which provides an enhanced penalty for assault by use of a "dangerous weapon" during a bank robbery.
Held: An unloaded handgun is a "dangerous weapon" within the meaning of § 2113(d). Pp. 476 U. S. 17-18.
Affirmed .
STEVENS, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.