United States v. Larry C. Davis

LAY, Circuit Judge.

Larry C. Davis appeals from his conviction for armed robbery of a federally insured bank in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(d). He asserts two basic grounds for error: (1) that he was prejudiced by the trial court’s admission of evidence that he had committed other bank robberies; and (2) that the trial court erred in the admission of certain hearsay statements. We affirm.

On December 2, 1975, the Capitol Avenue Branch of the Union National Bank in Little Rock, Arkansas, was robbed by a lone black male carrying an automatic pistol. Based upon information gained from Bruce…