UNITED STATES v. MITCHELL

No. 85-2005.

788 F.2d 1232 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ronald MITCHELL, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 16, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Richard Sturgeon, Clark & Sturgeon, Belleville, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

Bruce E. Reppert, Asst. U.S. Atty., Frederick J. Hess, U.S. Atty., East St. Louis, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CUMMINGS, Chief Judge, POSNER and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.


CUMMINGS, Chief Judge.

Ronald Mitchell appeals his conviction for "Bank Robbery and Incidental Crimes" under 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) and (d), arguing that the trial court erred in permitting him to proceed pro se with standby counsel. Mitchell also challenges the trial court's refusal to sever his trial from that of his co-defendant, its denial of his motion for judgment of acquittal, and his sentence of twenty years' imprisonment. We affirm.

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