UNITED STATES v. WEST

No. 72-1946.

486 F.2d 468 (1973)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Julius WEST, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided October 31, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Warren Eardley, court appointed, Grand Rapids, Mich., on brief, for defendant-appellant.

John Milanowski, U. S. Atty., Robert C. Greene, Asst. U. S. Atty., Grand Rapids, Mich., on brief, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before PHILLIPS, Chief Judge, McCREE, Circuit Judge, and WILSON, District Judge.


McCREE, Circuit Judge.

In this appeal from conviction of bank robbery,1 use of a firearm to commit a felony against the United States,2 and killing of a bank employee in the course of the robbery,3 we are asked to determine whether the prosecution's opening statement and its calling of a reluctant witness constitutes reversible error and whether two searches, one with and one without...

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