UNITED STATES v. THURMAN

No. 22466.

436 F.2d 280 (1970)

UNITED STATES of America v. Lester H. THURMAN, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided October 28, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. S. White Rhyne, Jr., Washington, D. C. (appointed by this Court), for appellant.

Mr. Julius A. Johnson, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. Thomas A. Flannery, U. S. Atty., John A. Terry, Asst. U. S. Atty., and Robert P. Watkins, Asst. U. S. Atty., at the time the brief was filed, were on the brief, for appellee. Mr. David G. Bress, U. S. Atty., at the time the record was filed, and Miss Carol Garfiel, Asst. U. S. Atty., at the time the record was filed, also entered appearances for appellee.

Before McGOWAN, ROBINSON and ROBB, Circuit Judges.


SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge:

Following a jury trial, appellant was convicted on one count of robbery,1 three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon,2 and one count of carrying a pistol without a license.3 On this appeal, he raises three major grounds for reversal.4 First, he claims that he was arrested without probable cause and that...

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