Malcus T. Clemons v. United States of America, David E. Clark v. United States of America, Alvin C. Hines v. United States

McGOWAN, Circuit Judge:

These three criminal appeals were, prior to final decision by the panels which initially heard them, placed en bane for hearing and disposition by the full court. This was because each case involved an identification issue growing out of the circumstances under which pre-trial identification had been made. Since several other appeals pending in this court involve the same kind of question, and since it is recurring in the District Court with great frequency, we thought that en bane consideration was desirable in the interest of sound judicial administration. Recognizing…