Carter v. United States
United States Supreme Court
530 U.S. 255 (2000)
Relevant factsFree
Carter (defendant) was charged with federal bank robbery, requiring a taking by force or intimidation, after stealing $16,000 from a bank's cash drawers; he requested a jury instruction on the separate offense of federal bank larceny as a supposed lesser included offense, but the district court refused, the jury convicted him only of robbery, and the court of appeals affirmed before the Supreme Court granted certiorari.
IssueFree
Whether federal bank larceny is a lesser included offense of federal bank robbery such that a defendant charged with robbery is entitled to a jury instruction on larceny.