United States v. William Depalma

William DePalma was convicted by a jury of violating 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) and (d) for the robbery of a Savings & Loan Association in Buena Park, California. The conviction was affirmed by this court on appeal, United States v. DePalma, 414 F.2d 394 (9th Cir. 1969), and the Supreme Court denied certiora-ri, DePalma v. United States, 396 U.S. 1046, 90 S.Ct. 697, 24 L.Ed.2d 690 (1970). Thereafter he sought a new trial upon the grounds of newly discovered evidence known to the prosecutor but not disclosed by him at the trial. After an evidentiary hearing, the motion was denied because the evidence…