United States v. William Ferreira

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

Appellant William Ferreira stands convicted of unarmed bank robbery of a federally insured bank, 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a). 1 The issues on appeal are (1) whether the district court erred in refusing to suppress, inter alia, two firearms, $1,958 in cash (including about $150 in “bait money”), and coin rolls seized from Ferreira after an allegedly unconstitutional “stop and frisk,” (2) whether the testimony of an expert witness for the prosecution unfairly prejudiced Ferreira, and (3) whether the introduction of weapons in evidence was reversible error. We conclude that a…