Legal Opinion
United States v. Easter
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 5, 1995No. Nos. 94-10344, 94-10345 and 94-10603PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIGGINS, Circuit Judge:
Willie Easter, Paul Jemerigbe, and Ronnie Lea were convicted by a jury of various charges relating to their participation in an armed bank robbery. They raise several issues concerning their joint trial, and Lea also contests his sentence. We affirm the convictions of all three Appellants and we affirm Lea’s sentence.
BACKGROUND
In February 1994, Jemerigbe and Easter were tried by a jury for armed bank robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113, and for using a firearm during a crime of violence, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). Lea was tried at the same time for aiding…
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