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United States v. John Walter Trala A/K/A Sonny A/K/A Walter John Trala John Walter Trala

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided October 26, 2004No. 02-4524PublishedCited by 53 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

McKEE, Circuit Judge.

John Walter Traía appeals his conviction for bank robbery, conspiracy to commit bank robbery, and use of a firearm during a crime of violence. For the reasons below, we will affirm.

I

A. Background of the Robbery

Trala’s conviction stems from his participation in the armed robbery of the PNC bank branch in the Eden Square Shopping Center in Bear, Delaware (the “Bank”). However, events began in the spring of 1999 when the Bank’s head teller, Melissa Bailey, began stealing money from the Bank’s vault to support her husband’s drug habit. App. 1248-51. By November 1999,…

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