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U.S. v. King, No. 98-5393 (11th Cir.) (178 F.3d 1376) (June 29, 1999) (Judge Peter T. Fay) by This case deals with another Federal statute that is rapidly relegating the States to the role of observers in still another area of law enforcement: bank robberies. Under the Federal Bank Robbery …

U.S. v. Rrapi, No. 98-10081 (9th Cir.) (175 F.3d 742) (May 4, 1999) (Judge Samuel P. King) by The Ninth Circuit, the largest Court of Appeals in the country, never ceases to surprise. In this case, it affirmed a conviction for "bank robbery" under the Federal bank robbery statute, 18 …