United States v. A. D. Allison

BROWNING, Circuit Judge:

Defendant appeals from his conviction of armed bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) (d) (1964). We affirm.

On March 28, 1968, two men entered a San Francisco branch of the American Savings and Loan Association, held several employees at gunpoint, and escaped with bank funds. Several days later, defendant was identified as one of the bandits from a spread of photographs shown to employees of the bank by agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Defendant learned that he was being sought and surrendered to authorities.

At trial, two of the bank’s employees…