Ernest Lindberg Edmondson v. United States

HILL, Circuit Judge.

This is a direct appeal from a judgment of conviction following a jury verdict. The indictment, containing two counts, charged appellant with entering the First National Bank of Nash, Oklahoma, with intent to commit a felony (18 U.S.C. § 2113(a)) and with stealing money from the same bank (18 U.S.C. § 2113(b)).

The evidence, although largely circumstantial, presented a strong case against appellant. Briefly, it showed the burglary of the bank on the night of July 6, 1967. The burglary was discovered by the Vice President of the bank when he arrived the following morning.…