UNITED STATES v. WEST

No. 81-1419.

680 F.2d 652 (1982)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Henry Clay WEST, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided July 1, 1982.

Rehearing Denied September 29, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randy Sue Pollock, Deputy Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Andrea Sheridan Ordin, U. S. Atty., Joyce Babst, Asst. U. S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WRIGHT and FLETCHER, Circuit Judges, and MEREDITH, District Judge.


FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

Henry Clay West appeals his conviction for bank robbery, 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a), (d) (1976). He offers four reasons for reversing his conviction: (1) improper trial testimony by an Assistant United States Attorney; (2) improper argument by the prosecutor to bolster the credibility of a government witness; (3) erroneous jury instructions; and, (4) erroneous denial of mistrial and new trial motions...

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