United States v. Arthur Robinson

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• holding that neither the display of a weapon nor an explicit threat is a sine qua non of intimidation
• concluding that “[a]n ‘ordinary person’ in the teller’s position could reasonably ... infer an implicit threat in the demand, ‘Give me all your money,’ accompanied by the presentation of a ‘black pouch’ ”
• finding that the defendant’s instruction to the teller to \give me all your money\ and his coat which could have concealed a weapon, was sufficient to constitute intimidation
• demanding teller to “[g]ive me all your money,” accompanied by presentation of pouch, constituted intimidation
• finding of intimidation justified where defendant was wearing a coat which could conceal a weapon attempted a sham transaction and then demanded the teller give him all her money, even though no display of weapon and no threats of harm
• intimidation found from evidence that robber was wearing leather coat which could conceal weapon, attempted sham transaction, and demanded money

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