United States v. Donald J. Hall

In form, Donald J. Hall appeals from his conviction after a jury trial on charges of bank robbery and assault. 1 However, Hall concedes that the evidence adduced was sufficient to support the verdict of the jury and no contention is raised as to the rulings of the court during the formal trial. The substance of his appeal is directed solely to the admis sibility in evidence of certain identifiable money (commonly known as bait money) taken from the robbed bank. This bait money had been discovered in a concealed area of an automobile occupied by Hall and a passenger, John Linsieombe, during a…