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GREGG v. UNITED STATES

No. 453.

394 U.S. 489 (1969)

89 S.Ct. 1134

22 L.Ed.2d 442

GREGG v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 2, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dean E. Richards, by appointment of the Court, 393 U.S. 1010, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were James Manahan and Palmer K. Ward.

Sidney M. Glazer argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Griswold, Assistant Attorney General Wilson, Peter L. Strauss, and Beatrice Rosenberg.

MR. JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.

One afternoon, petitioner and another man robbed the post office at Louisville, Kentucky, at gunpoint. Two women were in charge of the post office, which had just closed, and petitioner warned them: "One false move out of you, I'll blow your brains out." They were then tied and gagged. A week later a bank in Indiana was robbed. Petitioner, found hiding in a motel closet with a pistol, and money orders stolen from...

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