UNITED STATES v. BRUNSON

No. 75-4390.

549 F.2d 348 (1977)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Thomas J. BRUNSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied April 28, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Taylor, Jr., Edward A. Nagel (Court-appointed), Orlando, Fla., for defendant-appellant.

John L. Briggs, U. S. Atty., Jacksonville, Fla., Kendell W. Wherry, Asst. U. S. Atty., Orlando, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before MORGAN and GEE, Circuit Judges, and HUNTER, District Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied April 28, 1977.

LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge:

Thomas J. Brunson appeals convictions for his part in the armed robbery of the Gotha, Florida post office and the murder of its postmistress.1 He argues that the district court erred by (1) refusing to suppress a statement and fingerprints taken from him by postal inspectors; (2) admitting evidence of his participation in another

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