UNITED STATES v. JOHNSON

No. 76-1309.

543 F.2d 55 (1976)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. William Reece JOHNSON, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided October 20, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank W. Booth, Fort Smith, Ark., for appellant.

Robert E. Johnson, U.S. Atty. and J. Michael Fitzhugh, Asst. U.S. Atty., Fort Smith, Ark., for appellee.

Before GIBSON, Chief Judge, STEPHENSON and HENLEY, Circuit Judges.


GIBSON, Chief Judge.

William Johnston appeals his conviction in a jury trial of attempted bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) (1970).

On January 14, 1976, Johnston, a paroled bank robber, attempted to rob the First National Bank of Fort Smith, Arkansas. Keeping his right hand in his right coat pocket in such a way as to make it appear that he had a gun, Johnston forced his way into the package vault area of the bank, ordered employees not...

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