MOSTYN v. UNITED STATES

No. 5693.

64 F.2d 145 (1933)

MOSTYN et al. v. UNITED STATES.

Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia.

Decided February 27, 1933.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. O'Shea, John H. Burnett, and Alfred Goldstein, all of Washington, D. C., for appellants.

Leo A. Rover, U. S. Atty., of Washington, D. C.

Before MARTIN, Chief Justice, and ROBB, HITZ, and GRONER, Associate Justices.


HITZ, Associate Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction and sentence of two police officers of the District of Columbia for an alleged assault upon a prisoner in their custody at a police station in the city of Washington. Four police officers were jointly indicted on two counts, the first charging assault with a deadly weapon, being a piece of rubber hose held in the hand of Mostyn; while the second charged simple assault against all defendants by beating with...

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