United States v. Leonard Gene Thomas, A/K/A Leonard G. Tuttle, United States of America v. Leroy Wayne Thomas, A/K/A Leroy W. Tuttle

LAY, Circuit Judge.

Defendants appeal their respective judgments of convictions on two counts for robbery and assault with a dangerous weapon under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1153 and 2111 and S.D.C.L. § 22-18-11. They raise several points of alleged error. The basic complaint raised is whether there exists substantial evidence sufficient to sustain the conviction of aiding and abetting the crimes involved. The defendants have also challenged the convictions on other grounds which we have considered and dismiss as not having substantial merit. These include: (a) the court’s failure to instruct that mere…