UNITED STATES v. ROBINSON

No. 16417.

406 F.2d 64 (1969)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Burnell ROBINSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

January 10, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burnell Robinson, Ronald Alwin, Chicago, Ill., for appellant.

Thomas A. Foran, U. S. Atty., Michael P. Siavelis, Asst. U. S. Atty., John Peter Lulinski, Michael B. Nash, Asst. U. S. Attys., of counsel, for appellee.

Before CASTLE, Chief Judge, and FAIRCHILD and CUMMINGS, Circuit Judges.


CASTLE, Chief Judge.

This appeal is from defendant's conviction, upon a jury verdict of guilty, of armed robbery from a postal station, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2114. Defendant's main contention on appeal is that various references during the course of the trial to identification of defendant by use of "mug shots" violated defendant's constitutional rights and require reversal of the judgment of conviction.

The first mention of "mug shots" came during...

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