United States v. Edson Lee Nolan

EDWARDS, Circuit Judge.

Appellant appeals from his conviction after jury trial before the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio for armed robbery of a bank, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) and (d) (1964).

The bank robbery occurred on the morning of February 21, 1967, in Frankfort, Ohio. That same evening the FBI asked appellant to appear for an interview concerning the robbery. Appellant did appear and was interrogated. He was also placed in a lineup but was not identified.

After this interrogation, appellant left Ohio and went to Arizona. In April of 1967 the FBI…