J. Leslie Asher, Jr., and William R. Elmenhorst v. United States

MADDEN, Judge:

These are appeals, in forma pauperis, from convictions of the appellants, after a jury trial, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. The crime for which each appellant was convicted was the violation of § 2118(a) of Title 18, United States Code, which section defines, inter alia, robbery of a bank by intimidation, and § 2 of Title 18, United States Code, aiding and abetting one Paré in the robbery of a bank.

Evidence was received at the trial of the appellants which supports the following narrative of pertinent events. At about 4:30 in the…