WADE v. UNITED STATES

No. 22976.

358 F.2d 557 (1966)

Billy Joe WADE, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 11, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Weldon G. Holcomb (Court-appointed), Tyler, Tex., for appellant.

H. D. Nicholson, Asst. U. S. Atty., Wm. Wayne Justice, U. S. Atty., Tyler, Tex., for appellee.

Before TUTTLE, Chief Judge, and JONES and WATERMAN, Circuit Judges.


TUTTLE, Chief Judge.

Billy Joe Wade was arrested in Houston, Texas, on the 2nd day of April, 1965. He had been indicted by a federal grand jury for the Eastern District of Texas, which charged that, along with Briggs and Pickett, he had conspired with them to rob, and had robbed, a federally insured bank at Eustace, Texas. It is apparent that the indictment was based entirely upon the testimony given by the alleged accomplices, who had been arrested and sentenced...

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