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Nos. 79-2130, 79-2131, 80-1444 and 80-1445.
Certiorari Denied Nov. 3, 1980. See 101 S.Ct. 374.
Dowling; Reuben Dowling on brief pro se.
argued with whom Ishmael A. Meyers, U.S. Atty., Christiansted, St.
Croix, V.I., was on the brief for appellees.
Before ADAMS, MARIS and SLOVITER, Circuit Judges.
deadly weapon against three named police officers, in violation of 14 V.I.C.
respectively, and counts VII and VIII both naming Officer Howard Daniels.
informations which were consolidated for trial purposes.
the evening of the robbery. The next day Reuben and Hendricks were arrested.
hats and the three purchased sunglasses.
laundry bag which contained the money stolen from the bank.
Twenty years on count I-Forcible bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C.
and to commence after the sentences imposed in the federal case were served.
federal and territorial counts were improperly imposed.
government failed to present the required independent evidence.
conspiracy by a preponderance of the independent evidence. United States v.
444 U.S. 1032, 100 S.Ct. 703, 62 L.Ed.2d 668 (1980); United States v.
444 U.S. 1032, 100 S.Ct. 703, 62 L.Ed.2d 668 (1980).
other evidence was offered, it substantially corroborated Roosevelt's testimony.
accompanied him at the time he made the observations to which he testified.
in furtherance of the conspiracy.
affected by the alleged error in the instructions.
the record satisfies us that there is no merit in this contention.
Islands v. Bell, 423 F.2d 692 (3d Cir.), cert. denied, 398 U.S. 937, 90 S.Ct.
merit as to require no discussion here.
appellants were convicted and sentenced.
imprisonment on each of these counts, the two terms to be served concurrently.
and n. 15 (3d Cir. 1971); United States v. Welty, 426 F.2d 615 (3d Cir. 1970).
the district court of a separate sentence on this count was not error.
consecutively to each other and to the sentences imposed on the federal counts.
robbery within the scope of the Federal Bank Robbery Act, 18 U.S.C.
419 U.S. 1071, 95 S.Ct. 660, 42 L.Ed.2d 668 (1974); United States v.
assaults had been charged under the Federal Bank Robbery Act, 18 U.S.C.
sentences with respect to them.
under article IV, section 3 of the federal Constitution. Thus, in United States v.
but one system of government, or of laws operating within (its) limits."
321-322, 98 S.Ct. at 1085-1086.
on the assault counts of the territorial information (counts V, VI, and VII).
other counts of the federal and territorial informations.
otherwise illegally carried, whereas the Virgin Islands gun statute, 14 V.I.C.
are analogous in this sense, Busic v. United States, 446 U.S. 398, 100 S.Ct.
authorities of any responsibility therefor.
imprisonment originally imposed on count II of the federal information.

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