Charles Eugene Hayter v. United States
Charles Eugene Hayter v. United States
Opinion
The judgment of conviction of appellant on a bank robbery charge is affirmed. The government’s case was that Hayter drove the get-away ear as part of a robbery of a national bank. The appellant appeals and says the evidence was insufficient. A review of the record shows it sufficient for a finding of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
Appellant also complains of the rejection of his tendered instruction on circumstantial evidence, which in effect said that a defendant must be found guilty on circumstantial evidence only if the case removes all doubt. Beyond a reasonable doubt is sufficient. The jury was fairly instructed on circumstantial evidence. See Strangway v. United States, 9 Cir., 312 F.2d 283.
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