UNITED STATES v. BLAKE

No. 21-3912.

66 F.4th 1165 (2023)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Briran BLAKE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: May 8, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who represented the appellant was Joseph Mark Hogan of Clayton, MO.

Counsel who represented the appellee was Jason Dunkel , AUSA, of Saint Louis, MO.

Before SMITH, Chief Judge, ARNOLD and STRAS, Circuit Judges.


A jury convicted Briran Blake of robbing two branches of Regions Bank, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a), and brandishing a firearm during one of the robberies, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). Following trial, Blake moved for judgment of acquittal or, alternatively, for a new trial. He argued that (1) the government's evidence...

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