United States Eighth Circuit

Convictions arising out of the attempted robbery of a Springfield, Missouri, credit union are affirmed where: 1) defendant could be convicted of a substantive offense under 28 U.S.C. section 924(c) based on a Pinkerton theory of liability, even though the indictment did not charge a conspiracy offense; and 2) the evidence was sufficient to support the conviction under the Pinkerton theory of conspirator liability.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/12/2007
• Published 07/12/2007

Judges

• LOKEN, Chief Judge., Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, MURPHY and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Samantha Anne Harris, Hanrahan Trapp, P.C., argued, Jefferson City, MO, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Douglas C. Bunch, Asst. U.S. Atty., argued, Springfield, MO (Bradley J. Schlozman, U.S. Atty., Kansas City, MO, on the brief), for appellee.