Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit November 19, 1998, 96-6635, 96-6676, 96-6677 and 96-6679 (United States v. Chris Jermaine Allen (96-6635) Corey Antoine Murray (96-6676) Jason Edward Webb (96-6677) Jeffery Ramone Buckley (96-6679))

BATCHELDER, Circuit Judge.

Defendants-Appellants Buckley, Murray, Webb, and Allen, along with co-defendants Johnson and Birdsong, were indicted for conspiracy to affect commerce by armed robbery and the substantive offense of affecting commerce by armed robbery (counts one and two), both in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 1951(a) (West 1984 & Supp.