Legal Opinion
United States v. Billie Jerome Allen, United States of America v. Norris G. Holder
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 7, 2001No. 98-2549PublishedCited by 177 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HANSEN, Circuit Judge.
On March 17, 1997, security guard Richard Heflin was killed during an armed robbery of the Lindell Bank & Trust in St. Louis (Forest Park), Missouri. Billie Jerome Allen and Norris G. Holder were charged and convicted in separate jury trials for violating 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 2113(a) and (e) (1994) (armed robbery by force or violence in which a killing occurs) (Count I) and 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 924(c)(1) and (j)(l) (1994 and Supp. II 1996) (carrying or using a firearm during a crime of violence and committing murder) (Count II). Allen was sentenced to life in prison on Count I and…
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