Legal Opinion
United States v. Ervin L. Abercrombie
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 17, 1973No. 73-1181PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Circuit Judge:
On April 21, 1972, three black men entered the Western Branch of the First National Bank of Montgomery, Alabama, and stood in front of the teller’s window which was occupied by Mrs. Nelma Ausley. The man first in line was Tommy Matthews, wearing a “French beret”. Next to and behind him was Ervin L. Abercrombie, wearing a distinctive white hat. The third man was Earnest Jones, Jr.
Matthews asked the teller for some coin wrappers. Not having any at the moment the teller went to another cage for the quarter wrappers and to the store room for the dime wrappers. While in the…
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