HAWKINS v. UNITED STATES

No. 5081.

39 F.2d 294 (1930)

HAWKINS v. UNITED STATES.

Court of Appeals of District of Columbia.

Decided March 3, 1930.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Wilson, of Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Leo A. Rover and W. H. Collins, both of Washington, D. C., for appellee.

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


VAN ORSDEL, Associate Justice.

Appellant was convicted of the crime of murder in the first degree; and from the judgment sentencing him to death this appeal was taken.

The evidence is amply sufficient to sustain the verdict and judgment. It is unnecessary to relate the circumstances of the crime. The principal assignment of error relates to the cross-examination of the defendant relative to a previous arrest. It is urged that this was error, since section...

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