U.S. v. PERKINS

No. 88-5237.

937 F.2d 1397 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ernest James PERKINS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided July 1, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip Deitch, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Adam B. Schiff, Asst. U.S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WALLACE, Chief Judge, and O'SCANNLAIN and RYMER, Circuit Judges.


RYMER, Circuit Judge:

Ernest Perkins appeals his conviction for bank robbery under 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a). Perkins claims the district court made several erroneous evidentiary rulings and improperly instructed the jury on consciousness of guilt and change of appearance. We affirm.

I. Facts

On November 9, 1987, at approximately 12:40 p.m., a single black male approached Ms. Linda Purmont's teller window in the Southern California Bank in Whittier...

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