United States v. John Radford A/K/A John Ratkovich

BARKSDALE, District Judge:

Upon his plea of not guilty, John Rad-ford was found guilty by a jury in the District Court for the District of Maryland on April 22, 1965, upon an indictment charging him with bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 2113. After his motion for a new trial had been overruled, he was sentenced to a term of twenty years’ imprisonment, to be eligible for parole at the determination of the Parole Board. From this conviction and sentence, Radford has prosecuted his appeal to this court. Briefly stated, the pertinent facts are as follows:

THE FACTS

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