UNITED STATES v. FORD

Nos. 79-5207, 79-5217.

642 F.2d 77 (1981)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Chester Miller FORD, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Riley Anthony EVANS, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided February 23, 1981.

Certiorari Denied April 20, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David P. McCann, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Columbia, S. C. (A. Hoyt Rowell, III, Charleston, S. C., on brief), for appellants.

Lionel S. Lofton, Asst. U. S. Atty., Charleston, S. C. (Thomas E. Lydon, Jr., U. S. Atty., Charleston, S. C., on brief), for appellee.

Before WINTER, RUSSELL and ERVIN, Circuit Judges.


Certiorari Denied April 20, 1981. See 101 S.Ct. 1996.

WINTER, Circuit Judge:

Defendants were convicted of violating the federal bank robbery statute. In this appeal, both defendants challenge the jurisdiction of the district court over the prosecution, and Chester Ford argues that there was error in the denial of his motion for severance and mistrial. We affirm.

I.

Defendants were convicted by a jury of the robbery of the West Ashley Branch...

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