United States v. Terrill Douglas Hopkins

PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:

A jury convicted Hopkins of attempted bank robbery by intimidation in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a). He appeals.

On March 31, 1982, Hopkins entered a Crocker National Bank and presented a demand note to teller Oliaz. The note stated: “Give me all your hundreds, fifties and twenties. This is a robbery.” When Oliaz replied that she had no hundreds or fifties, Hopkins stated: “Okay, then give me what you’ve got.” Oliaz left the teller window, ostensibly to obtain money, and informed several bank employees that she was being robbed. After Oliaz entered the bank vault,…