Dawes v. United States

Hudspeth and Wyatt were convicted of entering the Calvert Bank in Calvert City, Kentucky, with intent to commit a felony, and carrying away, with intent to steal, money in the sum of $6,531.50 belonging to the bank, an insured institution of the F. D. I. C. Dawes was convicted of aiding, assisting, and abetting them in the felony. All parties were convicted by a jury. Claiming that the evidence was not sufficient to convict him, Dawes appeals.

On August 23, 1946, Hudspeth and Wyatt robbed the bank in Calvert City. They made their getaway in a 1939 black Buick. Appellant Dawes had a sister who…