Legal Opinion
William Reece Johnston v. United States of America, (Two Cases). Fred Charles Riley v. United States of America, (Two Cases)
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided October 21, 1958No. 5909-5912_1PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PICKETT, Circuit Judge.
On August 20, 1957, and again on September 27, 1957, the Twin City State Bank of Kansas City, Kansas was held up and robbed by two unmasked, armed bandits. The defendants, Riley and Johnston, appellants here, were identified by bank employees and customers in the bank as the persons who staged the holdup on each occasion. An indictment was returned for each robbery, and each indictment charged both defendants with having violated Title 18 U.S.C.A. § 2113 (d). 1
Upon motion of the United States, the cases were consolidated for trial. The guilt of the defendants was…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Narberto Angelo Portomene v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
- Raymond Carl Brown and Leonard Frank Hogue v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
- United States v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
- Oliver v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1941
- United States v. HarrisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1954
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Billy Maurice Ogden v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
- State v. ColemanSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1965
- United States v. SmaldoneCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Lawrence Cunningham, United States of America v. Richard Dews, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1970
- United States v. James William PrinceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1959
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