UNITED STATES v. PARKER

Nos. 79-1728, 79-1730 and 79-1746.

622 F.2d 298 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. James Arthur PARKER, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Melvin WARD, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Bobby TODD, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided April 14, 1980.

Rehearing Denied June 23, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ray C. Conrad, Jr., Asst. Federal Public Defender, Springfield, Mo., argued, Thomas M. Bradshaw, Acting Federal Public Defender, Kansas City, Mo., on brief, for appellant, Parker.

Donald R. Cooley, Smith & Cooley, Springfield, Mo., for appellant, Ward.

Ben K. Upp, Springfield, Mo., for appellant, Todd.

Robert G. Ulrich, Asst. U. S. Atty., and Michael A. Jones, Asst. U. S. Atty., Springfield, Mo., argued, Ronald S. Reed, Jr., U. S. Atty., Kansas City, Mo., on brief, for appellee.

Before HEANEY, BRIGHT and ROSS, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing in Nos. 79-1728 and 79-1746 Denied June 23, 1980.

HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

These consolidated appeals come to us from the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri. Melvin Ward, Bobby Todd and James Parker each appeal from jury verdicts of guilty on counts of robbery, felony murder and premeditated murder. We affirm the convictions of Ward and reverse the convictions of Todd and Parker.

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