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UNITED STATES v. JOHNSON

No. 27841.

427 F.2d 957 (1970)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leonard Edward JOHNSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 17, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Darryl J. Tschirn, New Orleans, La., (court-appointed) for defendant-appellant.

Gerald J. Gallinghouse, U. S. Atty., New Orleans, La., Geo. P. Hand, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before THORNBERRY, COLEMAN, and INGRAHAM, Circuit Judges.

COLEMAN, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted this appellant, Leonard Edward Johnson, of the armed robbery of a New Orleans bank in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 2113(a) (d).1 He was sentenced to imprisonment for twenty five years, to run concurrently with any other federal sentence. The evidence adduced at the trial does not support the conviction. We reverse, with directions that the indictment be dismissed.

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