United States v. Norman Williams

McGOWAN, Circuit Judge:

Appellant and a codefendant, Frank P. McDowell, were charged with bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) (1970). At a joint trial, appellant was convicted and McDowell was acquitted. Appellant assigns a number of grounds of error, only two of which we consider below. For reasons stated hereinafter, we affirm.

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On March 22, 1974, a man approached a teller window of the Public National Bank at 1203 E. Street, N.W., in Washington, and presented Ms. Carton, the teller, with a note reading: “This is a holdup. You will die if you don’t obey.” 1 Ms. Carton reached…