UNITED STATES v. SHANNAHAN

No. 79-1259.

605 F.2d 539 (1979)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jess Bernard SHANNAHAN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Decided September 12, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph F. Dolan, U.S. Atty., and Susan R. Roberts, Asst. U.S. Atty., Denver, Colo., for plaintiff-appellee.

Daniel J. Sears, Federal Public Defender, and Michael G. Katz, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Denver, Colo., for defendant-appellant.

Before PICKETT, BARRETT and DOYLE, Circuit Judges.


PICKETT, Circuit Judge.

Jess Bernard Shannahan appeals his fifteen-year sentence following a conviction on an indictment charging him with bank robbery by force, violence, intimidation, and putting in jeopardy the lives of bank employees through the use of a dangerous weapon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) and (d). The principal question presented is whether a conviction under Section 2113(d) can be sustained by evidence proving only the delivery to a bank...

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