United States v. Joseph M. Joyner

This appeal is from convictions for bank robbery, armed robbery, and assault with a dangerous weapon. The Government notes that the armed robbery conviction should be vacated, United States v. Canty, 152 U.S.App.D.C. 103, 469 F.2d 114 (1972), and we so order. The validity of the remaining convictions turns on the question of whether probable cause existed to support a warrantless Florida arrest for suspected felony violations of Florida law.

The arrest was prompted by appellant’s negotiation in Florida of a money order involved in the incident that led to Joyner’s convictions for armed…