United States v. Robert Edward Goetluck

Appellant was convicted in a jury trial of the crime of bank robbery. He presents for decision a number of issues, most of which were not raised in the district court. A few of his contentions deserve consideration, the majority do not.

Appellant, on the afternoon of September 4, 1968, entered the Security Pacific National Bank in Los Angeles and robbed the bank of the sum of $1,032.00. He made no attempt to disguise himself. The employees of the institution furnished authorities with a description of the appellant, as well as that of the automobile he used in the “get-away”. The following afternoon, appellant was arrested by an agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, who, armed with the information furnished by the witnesses to the robbery, recognized both the appel lant and his automobile. Removed from the person of the appellant at the time of his arrest was $34.00 in currency which had been marked by the bank as “bait money”.

(1) Appellant says he was denied the right to counsel. The record proves otherwise.

(2) He says there was bias, prejudice, or “conspiracy” on the part of the trial judge. There is nothing in the record to support this charge.

(3) He says he…