Legal Opinion

United States v. Richard Carl Opdahl

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided February 19, 1980No. 79-1577PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LAY, Circuit Judge.

Richard Carl Opdahl appeals from his conviction of bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) and (d). The sole issue on appeal is whether there was sufficient corroborative evidence, in addition to the admissions of defendant, to support a guilty verdict. We affirm.

At approximately 2:35 P.M. on July 19, 1978 two men entered the rear door of the St. Louis Park Branch of Home Federal Savings and Loan Association of Minneapolis. Both were masked and wore gloves. One, who was particularly tall and slender, wore a dark blue ski mask with red trim. He was armed with a…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Opper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  3. Smith v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  4. United States v. CalderonSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  5. Walter E. Fisher v. United States of America, Joseph E. Lindquist v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1964

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3Cited by28 opinions

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  2. Dennis Lufkins v. Walter Leapley, Warden of the South Dakota State Penitentiary Mark Barnett, Attorney General for the State of South DakotaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
  3. State v. CelestineSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
  4. United States v. Thomas William VoiceCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
  5. United States v. Kevin Jacobs, AKA Maurice HawkinsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996

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