Bayless v. United States

WOODROUGH, Circuit Judge.

John Richard Baylcss appeals in forma pauperis from his conviction and sentence to twenty years’ imprisonment for robbing the Farmers & Merchants Bank of Mansfield, Mo., on the 2d day of November, 1937. The indictment, filed January 28, 1938, contained two counts, the first being laid under 12 U.S.C.A. § 588b (a), which denounces bank robbery accompanied by force or putting in fear, and the second under section 588b (b), which denounces such robbery accompanied by assault or putting lives in jeopardy. The jury found the defendant guilty on both counts and the sentence…