UNITED STATES v. SAWYER

No. 74-2251. Summary Calendar.

504 F.2d 878 (1974)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Anthony Eugene SAWYER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 22, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Doddo, Asst. Public Defender, Miami, Fla. (Court-appointed), for defendant-appellant.

Robert W. Rust, U. S. Atty., William R. Northcutt, Jerome B. Ullman, Jr., Asst. U. S. Attys., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BROWN, Chief Judge, and THORNBERRY and AINSWORTH, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Appellant Sawyer was convicted by a jury of armed bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 2113(a) and (d). On appeal he challenges the admissibility of (i) his oral confession made after refusing to sign Miranda waiver forms and (ii) photographs that he asserts may have suggested to the jury that he had a prior criminal record. We find that appellant's challenges do not rise to the level of reversible error and, therefore, we affirm.

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