United States v. Richard Grandmont

FAIRCHILD, Senior Circuit Judge.

Defendant Richard Grandmont was indicted and convicted of three crimes: conspiracy to commit bank robbery; interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle; and bank robbery. At trial, the evidence against the defendant consisted, in large part, of the testimony of an accomplice and evidence of flight. Defendant did not take the stand, but presented an alibi defense to the bank robbery count through other witnesses.

I. The Possible Verdicts Instruction

The first issue centers on an instruction to the jury concerning possible verdicts. As part of his charge, the…