Legal Opinion

United States v. Robert E. Bales, A/K/A Bob Bailes, A/K/A Robert E. Bailes

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided March 18, 1987No. 86-5646PublishedCited by 108 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ERVIN, Circuit Judge:

Robert Bales 1 made three too many trips to the bank. This appeal arises from Bales’ convictions for bank fraud, making false statements to a bank, and falsely representing his social security number. On appeal, Bales attacks, among other things: the sufficiency of the evidence to convict him; the legality of a search of his car; the district court’s refusal to allow certain defense witnesses to testify; and the constitutionality of 42 U.S.C.A. § 408(g) (West 1976), which makes false representation of one’s social security number a felony. We reject Bales’ creative but…

2Cases cited19 opinions

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3Cited by108 opinions

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