United States v. Walter B. Spears

MacKINNON, Circuit Judge:

Appellant was convicted of various offenses arising out of his robbery of the Columbia Heights Branch of the United States Post Office in the District of Columbia. In Count I of the six-count indictment he was charged under the Federal Mail Robbery Statute 1 with assaulting and placing in jeopardy the life of Clarence W. Smith, a custodian of the United States mail, with the intent to rob him. 2 In Count II he was charged under the District of Columbia robbery and crime of violence statutes 3 with robbing Smith of money belonging to the United States while armed with…