MORRIS v. UNITED STATES

No. 5383.

61 F.2d 520 (1932)

MORRIS v. UNITED STATES.

Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia.

Decided May 16, 1932.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cedric F. Johnson, George S. Naphen, and William J. Crane, all of Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Leo A. Rover and James R. Kirkland, both of Washington, D. C., for the United States.

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


PER CURIAM.

Appellant was convicted in the Supreme Court of the District of murder in the first degree, and sentenced to death. The fact of the killing was not denied, the defense being that appellant was so intoxicated he was not conscious of what he was doing and thereafter had no recollection of the homicide. The evidence for the government was substantially as follows:

For some time prior to June 30, 1930, appellant and the deceased, Maggie Landon, lived...

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