United States v. Orrin Scott Reed

KILEY, Circuit Judge.

Reed was convicted, together with alleged accomplice Billy Ray Silvers, of bank robbery and placing the life of a bank employee in jeopardy by using a dangerous weapon. 18 U.S.C. § 2113(d). The jury returned separate verdicts of guilty as charged as to each defendant. Judgments were entered on the verdicts of guilty, and each defendant was sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment. Both appealed,1 but we have before us here only Reed’s appeal. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

Two men robbed the Citizens Bank of Michigan City, Indiana, Rolling Prairie Branch, on…