United States v. Skeeter Cyphers and David Willman

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Following a jury trial, defendants-appellants were convicted of the armed robbery of an Erie, Illinois bank and sentenced to prison terms of eight years each for violating 18 U.S.C. §§ 2113(a) and (d).

Defendant Cyphers argues on appeal that his rights under the double jeopardy clause were violated when he was refried following a mistrial. Cyphers also assigns as error the district court’s refusal to permit him access to a presentence report sought for the purpose of impeaching a government witness, as well as the court’s admission of testimony concerning a narcotics…