Legal Opinion

United States v. Ivie Wily Higgins, A/K/A Harry Smith

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided March 28, 1972No. 71-1092PublishedCited by 46 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

JAMES ROSEN, Circuit Judge.

The Pittsburgh National Bank was the target of bank robberies on both July 15, 1968 and October 4, 1968. Ivie Higgins was indicted under 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) and § 2113(d) for the October 4 robbery and he entered a guilty plea. He does not attack this guilty plea. Higgins was also indicted for the July 15 bank robbery, for which he was convicted on December 18, 1970. He now appeals this conviction.

About 11 a. m., on July 15, a masked robber wearing a hat and sunglasses entered the Pittsburgh National Bank. 1 The armed robber forced several of the…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Gilbert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  5. Johnson v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1966

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3Cited by46 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. SmallSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  2. Commonwealth v. SlaughterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  3. Commonwealth v. FowlerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  4. United States v. Russell HinesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
  5. United States of America Ex Rel. Cleveland Reed v. Raymond Anderson, Warden, Delaware Correctional CenterCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972

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