Legal Opinion
United States v. Benjamin Jerome Hicks, United States of America v. Frankie Randall
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided November 7, 1984No. 82-5304(L), 83-5006PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRISON L. WINTER, Chief Judge:
Tried jointly before a jury, Hicks and Randall were both convicted of armed bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(d). They appeal, advancing several reasons why they were improperly convicted. We see merit only in the argument that the district court erroneously declined to instruct the jury as to Hicks’ alibi defense, and that this error was not harmless. We reverse as to Hicks and grant him a new trial. We affirm as to Randall.
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Hicks and Randall, together with two others,1 were charged with the armed robbery of the Rogers Avenue branch of the Maryland…
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