Legal Opinion
United States v. Lamar Adams, United States of America v. James Lee Pinkerton
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 28, 1978No. 77-1878, 77-1879PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
Adams and Pinkerton appeal their convictions for conspiracy, assault with intent to rob, robbery, and murder. 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 371, 1111, 1114, 2114. Pinkerton contends he was improperly joined for trial. Adams appeals on that ground and others.
1. FACTS
In mid-September, 1976, Ward, 1 Adams, and Pinkerton, a postal employee then suspended without pay, agreed to undertake a postal robbery. 2 In the succeeding four months, the trio staged a series of attempt ed armed robberies utilizing Pinkerton’s knowledge of local postal routes. Their one “success” resulted in…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Blumenthal v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- United States v. Royal BarneyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by100 opinions
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- State v. MacKSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
- United States v. KopitukCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
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