Legal Opinion

United States v. Cleophus Davis, Jr.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided December 23, 1996No. 95-3175PublishedCited by 151 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HANSEN, Circuit Judge.

Cleophus Davis, Jr., was convicted by a jury of three counts of armed bank robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) and (d) (1988); and three counts of using a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1) (1988 Supp. V). 1 Davis appeals his convictions and sentence, claiming numerous points of error by the district court. 2 We affirm.

I. Background

This case involves the armed robbery of three separate, federally insured financial institutions in Omaha, Nebraska. Two of the armed robberies occurred only minutes apart on…

2Cases cited46 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977

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3Cited by151 opinions

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  5. United States v. Fernando Diaz-Diaz, United States of America v. Fernando Diaz-DiazCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998

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