Legal Opinion
United States v. Edwin Charles Fortes, Jr., United States of America v. Sandra Elaine Jemison
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 1, 1980No. 79-1124, 79-1125PublishedCited by 107 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.
Following a jury trial in the District Court for the District of Massachusetts appellants Fortes and Jemison were convicted of armed robbery under 18 U.S.C. § 2113(d). Each appeals on a variety of grounds. We affirm the convictions.
On March 23, 1978, two individuals robbed the Tri-Town Mall branch of the Hancock Bank and Trust Company of $3,173. Eyewitnesses testified that the two participants were wearing camouflage jump suits and dark ski masks; detailed description or positive identification was not available. The eyewitnesses agreed, however, that there…
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