Legal Opinion

United States v. Gerald George Weir, United States of America v. Daniel Wesley Davis

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided May 17, 1978No. 77-1708, 77-1709PublishedCited by 55 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HENLEY, Circuit Judge.

These are appeals from judgments entered in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa 1 sentencing appellants to twenty years imprisonment following a jury verdict finding appellants guilty of armed bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2113(d) and 2.

Appellants assert five grounds for reversal. First, appellants argue the district court erred in admitting “other crimes” evidence in violation of Fed.R.Evid. 403 and 404(b). Second, appellants argue the district court erred in admitting certain other items of evidence. Third, appellant Davis…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Harrington v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. United States v. Mary Delores MaestasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
  4. Lewis Milton Williams v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1969
  5. Jack Thornton Atkinson v. United States of America, M. Dean Hodges v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1965

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3Cited by55 opinions

  1. United States v. Willie H. DennisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
  2. United States v. Anthony Damian AzureCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
  3. United States v. Don Phillip DeangeloCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
  4. United States v. Leonard PeltierCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
  5. United States v. Richard Brim, A/K/A SamCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980

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