Legal Opinion
United States v. Richard Lester Cleveland, Jr., United States of America v. Robert William Lewey
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 28, 1978No. 78-1110, 78-1111PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.
Richard Cleveland and Robert Lewey seek reversal of their convictions under 18 U.S.C. § 2113(d) for participating in the armed robbery of the Hancock Bank and Trust Company in Braintree, Massachusetts, on January 20,1977. They were tried before a jury with a third codefendant, Robert Scadding. On appeal, they argue that the district court abused its discretion when it denied their request that their trial be severed from Scadding’s. They also argue that the court erred prejudicially when it commented on the evidence. Cleveland makes a third argument, that the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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3Cited by25 opinions
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