Goodwin v. United States

Shortly before 8:00 p.m. March 26, 1964, three men entered the grocery in northeast Washington operated by Hyman Cohen. One held Cohen at gunpoint while the other two took from the cash register about $300 whieh they stuffed into a “Sealtest” bag, already containing rolls of pennies, which they found under the counter. They also took a check for $10.00 and a carton of Camel cigarettes and then departed, threatening to return and kill Cohen if he called the police. The robbers were in the store about fifteen minutes.

At approximately 8:00 p.m., about a block and a half from Cohen’s store, an…