Legal Opinion

United States v. Douglas Earl Savage

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided September 5, 1973No. 72-3145PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CHOY, Circuit Judge:

Douglas Earl Savage was convicted after a jury trial of bank robbery and using a firearm to commit a felony in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2113(a), 924(c). He was sentenced to fifteen year and five year terms to run concurrently. We affirm.

In April 1971, two men, wearing masks and brandishing firearms, entered a federally-insured bank in a small Oregon town, took about $29,000 and escaped in a 1969 Dodge station wagon. The key government witness, Margaret Casebeer, was the wife of one of the robbers. After charges against her were reduced, Mrs. Casebeer testified that she…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Milton v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Stroud v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
  5. Palmigiano v. TravisonoDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1970

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3Cited by44 opinions

  1. United States v. Patricia Campbell HearstCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
  2. Alonzo Bonner v. Joseph CoughlinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
  3. Laaman v. HelgemoeDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 1977
  4. John R. Hansen v. Raymond W. MayCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
  5. Karen Bonitz v. Michael v. Fair, Karen Bonitz v. Michael v. Fair, Appeal of William ShaughnessyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986

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