Legal Opinion
United States v. John Mack Hopkins
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 30, 1972No. 71-1266PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DANAHER, Senior Circuit Judge:
After a jury trial this appellant and his brother, William W. Hopkins, Jr., 1 were found guilty on January 14, 1971 of various charges arising from the holdup of the McLachlen National Bank on December 15, 1969. Appellant was sentenced to concurrent terms of 4 to 12 years for entering a bank with intent to commit robbery, 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a); 4 to 12 years for armed robbery, 22 D.C. Code § 2901, § 3202; and 3 to 10 years for assault with a dangerous weapon, 22 D.C.Code § 502. This appeal followed.
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2Cases cited47 opinions
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United States v. MarionSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Bell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
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3Cited by40 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BetheaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- United States v. Charles L. Canty, United States of America v. Charles M. RichardsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- United States v. Dallas Ray DelayCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
- United States v. Tyrone B. Diggs, United States of America v. Garrett J. Keys, United States of America v. Percy Floyd, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- State v. HafnerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1975
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