Legal Opinion
United States v. Robert Anthony Hickey, United States v. William Lloyd Ferreira
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 19, 1979No. 78-1070, 78-1071PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.
Hickey, Ferreira, and one Lynch were convicted by a jury of participating in an armed robbery of the Hancock Bank & Trust Company of Braintree, Massachusetts, on February 4, 1977. See 18 U.S.C. § 2113(d). Hickey and Ferreira brought these appeals, although — with one exception — on different grounds. We find no merit in Hickey’s appeal and affirm his conviction. As to Ferreira, we find that an error was made that requires a new trial.
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Witnesses to the robbery testified that at about 10:30 a. m. on February 4, 1977 two men entered the Hancock Bank wearing ski…
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