United States v. Gerald George Weir

Gerald George Weir appeals pro se from the district court’s 1 grant of summary judgment in favor of the United States in Weir’s petition for post-conviction relief brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255.

Weir and his co-defendant, Daniel Wesley Davis, were convicted by a jury of bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(d); each was sentenced to twenty years’ imprisonment. Due to error, primarily in the admission of “other crimes” evidence, this court reversed the conviction and ordered a new trial. United States v. Weir, 575 F.2d 668 (8th Cir. 1978). Upon retrial, both defendants were again…