Legal Opinion

United States v. Henderson

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided December 17, 1973No. 72-2363PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

John C. Henderson and Terry H. Nelson bring separate appeals from their convictions at a joint trial of robbing a federally insured bank, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(d). Henderson advances four grounds for the reversal of his conviction; Nelson asserts two. We affirm both convictions.

The Bank of Brewton in Brewton, Alabama, was robbed on June 8, 1971. At the time of the robbery, the only persons in the bank were Mrs. Bernie May Benton, the Acting Manager of the Bank, and Mrs. Verdi Adkisson, a teller. According to the testimony of both women, two men armed with…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Opper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  3. John P. Tillman, Robert Barber Moore, Johnny C. Wilson, Larry Fox, Donald P. Stone and Michael W. Simmons v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  4. United States v. Ben Herbert SutherlandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
  5. United States v. James Russell Rogers and Carl Henry KentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. United States v. John L. MorrowCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
  2. Summers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1978
  3. United States v. John Matthew Boston and Ernest MooreCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
  4. United States v. PoolCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  5. United States v. Carol SmithCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977

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