BOSTIC v. UNITED STATES

No. 6937.

94 F.2d 636 (1937)

BOSTIC v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided December 20, 1937.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Sitnick, of Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Leslie C. Garnett, U. S. Atty., and Roger Robb, Asst. U. S. Atty., both of Washington, D. C., for the United States.

Before GRONER and MILLER, JJ., and WHEAT, District Judge.


MILLER, J.

Appellant was convicted in the District Court of murder in the first degree under an indictment charging him with the killing of William Tuckson, Jr., by shooting him with a pistol. He testified in his own behalf. The assignment of error mainly relied upon in this court is that the trial court erred in admitting evidence of the appellant's prior conviction of simple assault. This evidence was offered for the purpose of impeachment, pursuant to the provisions...

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