Legal Opinion
United States v. Thomas Clayton
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 27, 1981No. 80-7638PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK M. JOHNSON, Jr., Circuit Judge:
Thomas Clayton appeals from his conviction, after trial by jury, for armed bank robbery. 1 He urges two grounds of error. First, he contends that the trial court abused its discretion by admitting into evidence, allegedly without proper authentication, a Government’s exhibit which was a composite of five photographs from the bank surveillance film and five photographs of a model wearing the clothes that Clayton was wearing when arrested. Second, Clayton argues that the trial court’s jury instruction on reasonable doubt constitutes plain error. We find no…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- United States v. Calvin RichardsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- James Moore v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, Inc., Lee Hill v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
- United States v. Franklin D. PatmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Henry BaptisteCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by31 opinions
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