Legal Opinion

United States v. Lawrence Ronald Watson, Mack H. Banks and Willie Davis

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided November 24, 1978No. 77-2199PublishedCited by 63 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.

Defendants Lawrence Ronald Watson, Mack H. Banks, and Willie Davis were found guilty of robbing 1 the Second Federal Savings and Loan Association of Chicago of $17,145.00 on May 2, 1977. 2 At issue are the post-arrest identifications of Watson and Banks, the exclusion of the testimony of defendants’ cross-racial identification expert, the existence of probable cause for the arrest of Davis and the admission of his post-arrest statement, and, lastly, the court’s rulings concerning the testimony of Davis’ character witness, Muhammed Ali. We affirm.

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2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  4. Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  5. Michelson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949

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3Cited by63 opinions

  1. United States v. John W. DowningCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
  2. United States v. Michael G. Thevis, Alton Bart Hood, Global Industries, Inc., Anna Jeanette EvansCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
  3. State v. ChappleArizona Supreme Court · 1983
  4. Chauncey L. Moore, Jr. v. The Marketplace Restaurant, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
  5. Bennie Lenard, Cross-Appellant v. Robert Argento & Joseph Sansone v. Village of Melrose ParkCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983

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