Legal Opinion
United States v. George James Grooms
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 27, 1972No. 17421PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWYGERT, Chief Judge.
On June 5, 1968 two men at gunpoint robbed the First National Bank of Grand Ridge, Illinois. Norman Bayer and Allen Figge were charged with the commission of the crime under 18 U.S.C. § 2113(d). Defendant-appellant, James Grooms, was charged under the same statute with aiding the robbery. Upon their pleas of guilty Bayer and Figge *1310received seven and ten year prison sentences respectively. After Grooms was found guilty by a jury, he was given a twelve year sentence. In seeking a reversal of his conviction Grooms assigns ,a number of alleged errors.
We deem it unnecessary to…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Lawn v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Max Greenberg v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1960
- John Harris, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by24 opinions
- United States v. Norman TurkishCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- United States v. BaxterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Andrew West, Vertis King, and Garland JeffersCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- United States v. Bobby G. SplainCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. David LehmanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
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