United States v. William Alex Roberts

William Alex Roberts was convicted of a robbery of a federally insured bank in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a). We affirm his conviction.

The First National Bank of Dalton, Georgia, was robbed by four men, two of whom were armed and one of whom was wearing a stocking mask over his face. The three unmasked robbers pled guilty to the offense. The primary issue in the trial below was the identification of Roberts as the fourth participant. Five eye-witnesses who were present in the bank were unable to identify unequivocally Roberts as the masked robber. A sixth witness, Mrs. Gentry, who observed…