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UNITED STATES v. ZEILER

Nos. 17817, 17818.

427 F.2d 1305 (1970)

UNITED STATES of America v. William Edward ZEILER, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America v. William Edward ZEILER, Richard Peter Chiocca, William Edward Zeiler, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided June 5, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James P. McKenna, Jr., Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellant.

Stanley W. Greenfield, Asst. U. S. Atty., Pittsburgh, Pa. (Richard L. Thornburgh, U. S. Atty., Pittsburgh, Pa., on the brief) for appellee.

Before HASTIE, Chief Judge, and VAN DUSEN and ADAMS, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

HASTIE, Chief Judge.

During a period spanning more than five years the Pittsburgh area was plagued by a series of bank robberies all thought to have been committed by the same "Commuter Bandit." The exploits of this unknown robber and his ability to avoid detection aroused considerable public attention. The arrest of a suspect, William Zeiler, on June 23, 1967 was attended by massive publicity. For several days newspapers and television...

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