June 12, 2019
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Appeals court sides with Arizona bank robber
Panel says placing pocket knife on counter not grounds for armed robbery conviction
PHOENIX -- A man who held up a Tempe bank cannot be convicted of armed robbery simply because he placed a closed pocket knife on the counter while reaching into his pocket for a bag, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.
By Howard Fischer, For the Independent
June 12, 2019