Legal Opinion
United States v. Jerald Lee Sims
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 30, 1980No. 79-1540PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. BLAINE ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
After a jury trial, Sims was convicted of one count of bank robbery. 1 On appeal, Sims challenges: (1) the sufficiency of the evidence; (2) an eyewitness identification; (3) the failure to appoint an expert witness; (4) the failure to admit an FBI report; and (5) the admission of evidence relating to his failure to return to a halfway house”. We find no error justifying reversal and affirm his conviction.
I. BACKGROUND
On the afternoon of December 21, 1978, two men robbed the Lombard Branch of the Lincoln Savings & Loan Association. The only people in the bank…
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