Legal Opinion
United States v. Zeiler
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 5, 1968No. Cr. 67-186, 67-187PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
MARSH, District Judge.
The defendant, William Edward Zeiler, has been indicted for a series of 11 bank robberies in Pittsburgh,' Pennsylvania, since April, 1963. The perpetrator of these robberies, acquiring considerable notoriety, has been nicknamed the “commuter bandit” meaning a robber thought by the news media to have resided in a suburb of Pittsburgh. Widespread public interest over the years has been created by the bandit’s periodical robberies and his ability to avoid detection. A composite sketch of the bandit had been drawn.
The defendant moved “to suppress for use at…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
3Cited by4 opinions
- United States v. William Edward Zeiler, United States of America v. William Edward Zeiler, Richard Peter Chiocca, William Edward ZeilerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- United States v. William Edward Zeiler (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
- United States v. William Edward ZeilerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- United States v. ZeilerDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1969