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United States v. Jones

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Jun 14, 1971
443 F.2d 1077 (4th Cir. 1971)

Opinion

No. 15010.

Argued June 9, 1971.

Decided June 14, 1971.

Hugh E. Watkins, Alexandria, Va. (Watkins Taylor, Alexandria, Va., on brief), for appellant.

Brian P. Gettings, U.S. Atty. E.D. Va. (Gilbert K. Davis, Asst. U.S. Atty., on brief), for appellee.

Before BRYAN, CRAVEN and BUTZNER, Circuit Judges.


Convicted of bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113, Robert Edward Jones complains that his fifth amendment right to be free from self-incrimination was violated when the district judge directed that he repeat words spoken by the bank robber so that a witness could identify him by means of his voice. We find no self-incrimination. The nature of the evidence was real or physical, not testimonial or communicative. Gilbert v. California, 388 U.S. 263, 266, 87 S.Ct. 1951, 18 L.Ed.2d 1178 (1967).

Affirmed.


Summaries of

United States v. Jones

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Jun 14, 1971
443 F.2d 1077 (4th Cir. 1971)
Case details for

United States v. Jones

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Robert Edward JONES, Appellant

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Date published: Jun 14, 1971

Citations

443 F.2d 1077 (4th Cir. 1971)

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