United States v. Charles Edward Lawrenson

Charles Edward Lawrenson, convicted on four counts of bank robbery, appeals from the denial by the District Court of several post conviction motions. The factual background of this case may be found in our opinion on a prior appeal from the conviction and the denial of several post conviction motions, at 298 F.2d 880 (4th Cir.), cert. denied, 370 U.S. 947, 82 S.Ct. 1594, 8 L.Ed.2d 812 (1962).

A motion for a new trial is again presented based upon a new, unsworn statement of one Robert Cutler, indicating that Lawrenson had no part in the crime. As happened before, when Cutler was placed on the…