Legal Opinion
United States v. Cecil Robinson
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 1, 1976No. 1184, Docket 76-1153PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OAKES, Circuit Judge:
This singular case involves the admissibility of testimony regarding a .38-caliber handgun found in the possession of appellant, Cecil Robinson, at the time of his arrest for bank robbery. Following the exclusion of both the gun itself and testimony pertaining thereto at appellant’s first trial, the jury hung 8-4 for conviction. With the admission of evidence pertaining to the gun at a retrial, a conviction was rendered after three days of jury deliberation and two Allen-type charges, Allen v. United States, 164 U.S. 492, 501-02, 17 S.Ct. 154, 41 L.Ed. 528 (1896). The…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Allen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Michelson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Krulewitch v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
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3Cited by22 opinions
- United States v. Cecil RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Francis P. Long, A/K/A "Red", John Hackett, A/K/A "Jack"Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Al TaylorCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Harald Olav NymanCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Michael MedicoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
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