United States v. Otis Henson

Count I of the indictment charged defendant-appellant Henson with conspiracy to rob a federally insured savings and loan association, and Count II charged him with aiding and abetting the actual robbery of the association on August 8, 1970. The jury found him guilty on each count and he was sentenced to 5 years on Count I and 20 years on Count II, the sentences to be served concurrently. The only question raised on this appeal is the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the conviction under the aiding and abetting count.

The principal witnesses for the government were participants in the…