Legal Opinion
United States v. George Clayton, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 16, 1969No. 19078_1PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COMBS, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-appellant George Clayton, Jr., and a co-defendant, Calvisi DeJarnette, were tried jointly for bank robbery. Clayton was convicted as the principal and DeJarnette for aiding and abetting in the crime. DeJarnette’s conviction was upheld by this Court by an order of June 19, 1968 (unreported).
A branch of the Community National Bank of Pontiac, Michigan, was robbed of $32,000. One man carrying a gun committed the crime. The robber fled on foot through a snow covered field behind the bank and his tracks ended in the parking lot of a beauty salon nearby. A .22-caliber…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- The United States of America v. Benjamin Levinson, Franklin Mortgage Corporation, Edward P. Strang, Jr., Ross HowardCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Kenneth Darrell Carpenter and Peter Harris Morris v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1972
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