UNITED STATES v. VALTIERRA

No. 71-2481.

467 F.2d 125 (1972)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ignacio Hall VALTIERRA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied September 11, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morton L. Shatzkin (argued), Studio City, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Stephen V. Wilson, Asst. U. S. Atty. (argued), William R. Hawes, Eric A. Nobles, Asst. U. S. Attys., William D. Keller, U. S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BARNES, ELY and CARTER, Circuit Judges.


JAMES M. CARTER, Circuit Judge.

Appellant was convicted and sentenced on two counts of unarmed bank robbery, 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a). On appeal he contends the trial court abused its discretion by denying a motion to postpone the trial and a motion to appoint a second psychiatrist to examine him. We find the denial of appellant's motions to be within the discretion of the trial court, and affirm.

On October 29, 1970, appellant robbed a branch of the Wells...

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