BLACKMON v. UNITED STATES

No. 72-1763.

474 F.2d 1125 (1973)

Philip Benjamin BLACKMON, Defendant-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided March 12, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ishmael C. Childs (Court appointed), Cleveland, Ohio, for defendant-appellant.

Frederick M. Coleman, U. S. Atty., William D. Beyer, Asst. U. S. Atty., Cleveland, Ohio, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WEICK, MILLER and LIVELY, Circuit Judges.


LIVELY, Circuit Judge.

On direct appeal from his conviction of armed bank robbery (18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) and (d)) the appellant seeks reversal on a number of grounds, all of which have been considered by this Court. There is no merit to the contention that Section 2113 is unconstitutional. Also, an examination of the entire record convinces us that there was sufficient evidence to support the jury's verdict of guilt. Although there was some discrepancy between...

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