United States v. Therese Ann Coupez

INDICTMENT AND CONVICTIONS:

Therese Ann Coupez (Coupez), John Sherman, and Janine Bertram were each charged in a nine count indictment with conspiring to rob banks, make firearms, and bomb real and personal property and the substantive counts of robbery of four national banks and bombing of various build ings, vehicles, and other real and personal properties, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 (conspiracy), 18 U.S.C. § 2113 (bank robbery), and various other proscribed crimes.

Following a three week jury trial, Coupez and Sherman were each found guilty of the crimes as charged in Counts I through VIII. Throughout the trial, Coupez and Sherman proceeded pro se with separate court appointed attorney-advisors.

APPEAL:

Coupez and Sherman have separately appealed. Coupez appears pro se and in for-ma pauperis with a court appointed attorney-advisor other than her trial attorneyadvisor. We affirm.

FACTS:

Coupez and her co-defendants belonged to a group known as the “George Jackson Brigade.” Coupez stated that she joined the Brigade in late 1975 and participated in numerous bombings, attempted bombings, and robberies in the Seattle area between January, 1976 and March, 1978. Testimony…