http://www.oyez.org/issues/criminal-procedure/bank-robbery/ U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments, presented by The Oyez Project (www.oyez.org) en-us http://www.oyez.org/images/oyezfeed.jpg U.S. Supreme Court Audio Recordings, presented by The Oyez Project (www.oyez.org) Wed, 19 Apr 2000 12:00:00 -0500 <p>In 1997, Floyd J. Carter donned a ski mask and entered the Collective Federal Savings Bank unarmed. In the process, Carter pushed an exiting customer back into the bank and startled customers already inside. Carter removed almost $16,000 from the bank and fled. After his apprehension, Carter was charged with federal bank robbery, 18 USC Section 2113(a), which punishes "[w]hoever, by force and violence, or by intimidation, takes... any... thing of value [from a] bank." Carter pleaded not guilty, claiming that he had not taken the bank's money by force, violence, or intimidation as required of robbery. Carter moved that the District Court instruct the jury that they could consider whether he committed federal bank larceny, USC Section 2113(b), as a lesser included offense in the broader crime of robbery, in which case, Carter could be guilty of larceny without being guilty of robbery. The larceny law punishes "[w]hoever takes and carries away, with intent to steal or purloin, any... thing of value exceeding $1,000 [from a]... bank," with a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, as opposed to robbery's 20-year maximum. The District Court denied the motion. The jury, instructed on robbery alone, returned a guilty verdict. The Court of Appeals affirmed.</p> <p>May defendants charged with federal bank robbery have the jury consider whether they committed the lesser crime of federal bank larceny?</p> 99-5716_20000419-argument http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1999/1999_99_5716/argument/ supreme, court, oyez, rehnquist Tue, 01 Nov 1977 12:00:00 -0500 No details yet. No details yet. 76-5761_19771101-argument http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1977/1977_76_5796/argument/ supreme, court, oyez, rehnquist Mon, 15 Dec 1975 12:00:00 -0500 No details yet. No details yet. 74-1141_19751215-argument http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1975/1975_74_1141/argument/ supreme, court, oyez, rehnquist