Legal Opinion

James Durham Tyree v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided October 11, 1965No. 22200_1PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Per curiam

This is an appeal from a conviction of the appellant of the offense of bank robbery in violation of Title 18 U.S.C.A. §§ 2113(a) and 2113(b).

Appellant asserts only two grounds for his appeal. The first, that the evidence was insufficient to warrant submission to the jury of the issue of appellant’s guilt of the offenses charged, cannot be supported on the record before us. There was a positive identification by one of the employees of the bank which is adequate to warrant the jury’s finding beyond a reasonable doubt the guilt of appellant.

The second ground of appeal, that appellant was denied…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Reed v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1967
  2. United States v. Jerry Wayne HunterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  3. Robert Samuel Moore v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
  4. United States v. Louis Vaughn HooperCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970

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