UNITED STATES v. THOMAS

Nos. 72-1103, 72-1240.

469 F.2d 145 (1972)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Leonard Gene THOMAS, a/k/a Leonard G. Tuttle, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. LeRoy Wayne THOMAS, a/k/a LeRoy W. Tuttle, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided November 15, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laurence J. Zastrow, and Wynn Gunderson, Rapid City, S. D., for appellants.

Richard D. Hurd, Asst. U. S. Atty., Sioux Falls, S. D., for appellee.

Before MATTHES, Chief Judge, and LAY and HEANEY, Circuit Judges.


LAY, Circuit Judge.

Defendants appeal their respective judgments of convictions on two counts for robbery and assault with a dangerous weapon under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1153 and 2111 and S.D.C.L. § 22-18-11. They raise several points of alleged error. The basic complaint raised is whether there exists substantial evidence sufficient to sustain the conviction of aiding and abetting the crimes involved. The defendants have also challenged the convictions on other...

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