Leroy Shorter, Also Known as Roy Lee Shorter v. United States

JAMES M. CARTER, Circuit Judge.

Appellant, Leroy Shorter, was found guilty after a jury trial of armed bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2113(a) and (d), and he now appeals. We Affirm.

The appeal presents the following questions :

1. Is evidence of flight admissible as an inference of guilt in the absence of *429a foundation connecting the flight to the offense charged?

2. Should the district judge have exercised his inherent discretion to exclude proof of prior felony convictions offered for impeachment purposes by “balancing the factors” concerning them?

3. Does the rationale of Burgett v.…