UNITED STATES v. ARCHER

Nos. 71-1040, 71-1315.

450 F.2d 1106 (1971)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Ronald Earl ARCHER, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. James John BYRNES, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

November 9, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce C. Houdek, Public Defender for the Western District of Missouri, Kansas City, Mo., for appellant, Archer.

Lee E. Wells, Kansas City, Mo., for appellant, Byrnes.

Paul Anthony White, Asst. U. S. Atty., Bert C. Hurn, U. S. Atty., Kansas City, Mo., for appellee.

Before LAY, HEANEY and STEPHENSON, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Defendants Ronald Earl Archer and James John Byrnes were convicted in separate trials arising out of kidnapping charges in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2 and 1201(a). They filed separate appeals, consolidated for argument in this court. We affirm both convictions.

Defendant Archer urges that the evidence was not sufficient to sustain his conviction under the two count indictment. He also urges that he was denied a fair trial by reason of...

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