Legal Opinion

United States v. Jan Alvord Wilkerson, United States of America v. Ransom John Gray, United States of America v. Charles Lee Burnette

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided March 15, 1972No. 71-1567-71-1569PublishedCited by 61 opinions

1Per curiam

Defendants appeal jury convictions of armed bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 2113(a) and (d), for which Burnette was sentenced to twenty years, Gray to eighteen years, and Wilkerson to fourteen years. We find no reversible error with respect to any of the contentions advanced by appellants and affirm the convictions.

At trial, overwhelming evidence of guilt was introduced. In addition to the in-court identification of Burnette and Gray by several bank employees, there was evidence that the automobile used as the “get-away car” was rented by Wilkerson and contained the fingerprints…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Cicenia v. LagaySupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  3. United States v. SklaroffDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1971
  4. United States v. ZirpoloDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1968
  5. United States v. Richard BlackCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1969

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3Cited by61 opinions

  1. United States v. Rigoberto Moya-Gomez Celestino Orlando Estevez Amado Raphael Leon Adalberto Herrera and Menelao Orlando EstevezCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
  2. United States v. Chucks EmuegbunamCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
  3. United States v. Jerome Fleet CowdenCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
  4. United States v. NarcisoDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1977
  5. State v. CorrellArizona Supreme Court · 1986

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