UNITED STATES v. TAYLOR

No. 71-1406.

448 F.2d 1280 (1971)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. James Laird TAYLOR, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

October 8, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Eichner, Richmond, Va., on brief for appellant.

Brian P. Gettings, U. S. Atty., and Rodney Sager, Asst. U. S. Atty., on brief for appellee.

Before BOREMAN, Senior Circuit Judge, and BRYAN and WINTER, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

The appellant, who was convicted of bank robbery under 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) on his plea of guilty, attacks his 15-year sentence as an abuse of discretion and in violation of his right to equal protection because of the decision of the United States Attorney to prosecute a companion case, against a confederate who assisted in the get-away and supplied a gun, as a misdemeanor before a Federal Magistrate.

We find no merit in appellant's contention...

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