SMITH v. UNITED STATES

No. 4951.

36 F.2d 548 (1929)

SMITH v. UNITED STATES.

Court of Appeals of District of Columbia.

Decided December 2, 1929.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Russell Kelly, of Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Leo A. Rover and William H. Collins, both of Washington, D. C., for the United States.

Before MARTIN, Chief Justice, and ROBB and VAN ORSDEL, Associate Justices.


VAN ORSDEL, Associate Justice.

Appellant, defendant below, was convicted of the crime of murder in the first degree, and was sentenced to death. From the judgment, this appeal was taken.

It is conceded that defendant committed the crime charged. No good purpose, therefore, would be subserved in reciting the horrible circumstances attending the conception and perpetration of the crime. A single question of law is presented for our consideration. The sole defense...

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