United States of America, Palintiff-Appellee v. Bruce Loren Latimer

HOLLOWAY, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Latimer appeals his conviction for robbery of a federally insured bank in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 2113(a). He was also charged with a § 2113(d) offense of putting in jeopardy the life of a teller but was acquitted of that charge. He presents a number of claims of error. On this record we must uphold the contention that Government counsel made improper and prejudicial comments outside the record during argument, and accordingly reverse and remand for a new trial.

It is convenient to detail the facts briefly in discussing the first issue raised by appellant —…