Legal Opinion
United States v. William Edward Zeiler, United States of America v. William Edward Zeiler, Richard Peter Chiocca, William Edward Zeiler
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 20, 1970No. 17817, 17818PublishedCited by 126 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
HASTIE, Chief Judge.
During a period spanning more than five years the Pittsburgh area was plagued by a series of bank robberies all thought to have been committed by the same “Commuter Bandit.” The exploits of this unknown robber and his ability to avoid detection aroused considerable public attention. The arrest of a suspect, William Zeiler, on June 23, 1967 was attended by massive publicity. For several days newspapers and television stations prominently displayed pictures of the arrest, comments by the chief FBI agent in Pittsburgh, and photographs of Zeiler in…
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3Cited by126 opinions
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- United States v. LongCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
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