Legal Opinion
United States v. Harold Eugene McQuarry
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 30, 1984No. 83-2084PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Per curiam
Harold E. McQuarry appeals from his bank robbery conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 2113(d). He argues that the trial court improperly refused to instruct the jury that his failure to flee from the site of the crime gives rise to an inference of his innocence. After reviewing the record, we believe that the trial court’s instructions stated the law properly and allowed defense counsel to argue McQuarry’s innocence on that theory.
Under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 30, defendants may submit requested jury instructions to the court on their theory of the case if the request is timely, the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. Melvin TelfaireCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- United States v. Thomas E. KeaneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Donald R. Nance, Ii, and Thomas N. TilestonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
- United States v. Edward Katsuaki Shigemura, United States of America v. Bonnie Louise MorleyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
- Robert J. Blauner v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by28 opinions
- United States v. H. Wesley Robinson, Leo W. Wilson, and Irwin W. MillikenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- United States v. LongCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
- United States v. Jack Casperson, United States v. Bernard Philip Pletcher, United States v. Ronald A. Sablosky, United States v. Gerald RuisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Larry Wayne HankinsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
- United States v. Albert W. Kouba, A/K/A Rusty KoubaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
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