UNITED STATES v. VOSPER

No. 73-2850.

493 F.2d 433 (1974)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert Joseph VOSPER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 2, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John G. O'Brien, Pensacola, Fla. (Court-appointed), for defendant-appellant.

William H. Stafford, Jr., U. S. Atty., Robert L. Crongeyer, Jr., Nick P. Geeker, Asst. U. S. Attys., Pensacola, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

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


JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:

Robert Joseph Vosper was convicted by a jury of robbing the West Pensacola Bank of $5,751.00. He claims error in both the actions of the trial judge and the admission of evidence offered by the government. Since we hold that two pieces of testimony should not have been admitted, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

The robbery of the West Pensacola Bank on January 21, 1972 has to be one of the wierdest ever executed. One man,...

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