Legal Opinion
United States v. Leonard Washington and Stanley Jules Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 11, 1977No. 76-1750PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMESON, District Judge:
Appellants, Stanley Jules Johnson and Leonard Washington, were convicted following a jury trial, on one count of armed bank robbery and assault, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 2113(a), and 2113(d), and on one count of kidnapping and murder incident to bank robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(e). Each appellant was sentenced to 99 years imprisonment. We affirm.
Facts
At 11:35 A.M. on October 31, 1974, three black men armed with handguns entered the Bank of St. Charles in Boutte, Louisiana. After forcing the bank employees and a customer into the vault, the men…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. EllisonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
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