Legal Opinion
United States v. Bryan Worley Bellew
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 23, 2004No. 03-40444PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:
In this direct criminal appeal, Bryan Worley Bellew, Appellant, challenges his conviction of attempted bank robbery under 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) and of carrying a firearm during the attempted bank robbery under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). For the reasons that follow, we reverse the district court and remand the case with instructions for the district court to enter a judgment of acquittal on both counts.
I. Background
On the morning of April 5, 2002, Bellew entered the lobby of the First Independent National Bank (the “Bank”) in Plano, Texas. He was wearing what was described by…
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