United States v. Samuels

OPINION AND ORDER

DITTER, District Judge.

This case involves a warrantless search, the refusal to sever the trial of two defendants charged with bank robbery, and identification questions.

At 10:15 A.M. on August 21, 1972, the Castor and Erie branch of the Philadelphia National Bank was robbed by three men, one of whom was armed and one of whom drove the getaway car. An eyewitness provided the police with the license number of the automobile, and in less than two hours, a residence at 6971 Cedarpark Ave., approximately eight miles from the bank, was placed under surveillance. The license number…