Legal Opinion
United States v. Clay Thomas Atkins
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 7, 1983No. 81-4513PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Per curiam
Clay Thomas Atkins has been sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment for knowingly, willfully, and unlawfully taking $2800 from a bank in Jackson, Mississippi, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a). On appeal, Atkins asserts three reversible errors in his conviction: (1) an improper photographic identification procedure; (2) violation of his right to a speedy trial; (3) failure to prove beyond a reasonable doubt the crime was committed by “force and violence, or intimidation” under 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a).
I. Background
Viewed in the light most favorable to the Government, Glasser v. United States,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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3Cited by21 opinions
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