U.S. v. MORRIS

Nos. 80-7443, 80-7444.

647 F.2d 568 (1981)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Elwood MORRIS, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit B

June 11, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Grace E. Evans, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Augusta, Ga., for defendant-appellant.

J. Michael Faulkner, Asst. U. S. Atty., Augusta, Ga., Melissa S. Mundell, Asst. U. S. Atty., Savannah, Ga., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before DYER, TJOFLAT and FAY, Circuit Judges.


FAY, Circuit Judge:

Defendant-appellant, James Morris, seeks reversal of his conviction by a jury on two separate indictments of bank robbery. As grounds for reversal, appellant asserts improper joinder of counts, improper instruction as to reasonable doubt, improper admission of certain money found in appellant's possession, improper charging by the trial court as to possession of recently stolen property, failure to obtain a second search warrant upon discovering...

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