United States v. Leonard D. Morris

Leonard D. Morris appeals from a judgment of conviction, entered upon his plea of guilty to bank robbery in violation of 18 *342U.S.C. § 2113 and conspiracy to commit that offense, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York before Judge Eugene H. Nickerson. The only question on appeal is whether the district court properly denied appellant’s motion to suppress confessions which he gave to FBI agents. The court’s opinion on the motion is reported at 451 F.Supp. 361.

On January 19, 1978, New York City police officers were waiting at an intersection in Staten Island for…