UNITED STATES v. DAWSON

No. 78-5027. Summary Calendar.

576 F.2d 656 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Willie Dewitt DAWSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 14, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Ennis, Sr., Marion F. Walker, Birmingham, Ala., for defendant-appellant.

J. R. Brooks, U. S. Atty., Bill L. Barnett, Asst. U. S. Atty., Birmingham, Ala., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GOLDBERG, AINSWORTH, and HILL, Circuit Judges.


JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:

The defendant-appellant was convicted by a jury of aiding and abetting a bank robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 2113(d). The defendant challenges his conviction on several grounds, none of which constitute reversible error. Therefore, the defendant's conviction is affirmed.

To prove a defendant guilty of aiding and abetting, the government must show that the "defendant was associated with the criminal venture...

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