UNITED STATES v. TONEY

No. 78-5340.

599 F.2d 787 (1979)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leevaughn TONEY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided June 15, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael G. Dane, Cleveland, Ohio, for defendant-appellant.

James R. Williams, U.S. Atty., Cleveland, Ohio, Dale F. Kainski, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before EDWARDS, Chief Judge, and KEITH and MERRITT, Circuit Judges.


MERRITT, Circuit Judge.

After a jury trial in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, appellant Toney was convicted of bank robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a), and was sentenced to fifteen years' imprisonment. We reverse (1) because of an erroneous ruling by the trial court which prevented Toney from presenting evidence critical to his defense; and (2) because of the prosecutor's closing argument which, although obviously...

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