United States v. John W. Walker, United States of America v. Randolph Jenkins

WILKEY, Circuit Judge:

Appellants were found guilty on all five counts of an indictment charging armed robbery and assault with a dangerous weapon. The sole issue basically 1 as posed by appellants is whether the District Judge, who tried the case without a jury, should have recused himself or at least have ordered a jury trial, after having been informed in the colloquy of counsel before trial that one of the defendants had offered a plea of guilty.

For a complete appreciation of what is involved in this particular case it would be helpful to see the full transcript of the colloquy between the…