Legal Opinion

United States v. Willie Calhoun, A/K/A Calvin Calhoun

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided November 2, 1976No. 76-1044PublishedCited by 64 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ENGEL, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Willie Calhoun was found guilty by a district court jury of the armed robbery of the Toledo Home Federal Savings & Loan Association on July 29,1974, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(d). The sole issue in his direct appeal is the propriety of the use by the government in its case-in-chief of the testimony of Calhoun’s parole officer who identified Calhoun as the robber shown in a bank surveillance photograph.

The bank robbery occurred during daylight hours and was witnessed by two female tellers and one Glenna Porter, the confessed driver of the getaway car. At…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  3. Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. United States v. NoblesSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. Garrity v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1967

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3Cited by64 opinions

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  4. United States v. Carl FarnsworthCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
  5. United States v. MaddoxCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991

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