JOHNSON v. UNITED STATES

No. 7442.

110 F.2d 562 (1940)

JOHNSON v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided February 28, 1940.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Collins, of Washington, D. C., for appellant.

David A. Pine, U. S. Atty., and Arthur J. McLaughlin, Asst. U. S. Atty., both of Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before GRONER, Chief Justice, and EDGERTON and RUTLEDGE, Associate Justices.


EDGERTON, Associate Justice.

Appellant Johnson shot and killed George Scandalis on December 18, 1938. He was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death. He moved for a new trial on the ground, among others, of newly discovered evidence. The District Court overruled the motion.

Johnson, a colored laborer 22 years old, worked in a bakery. George Scandalis was his foreman. On December 17, 1938, Scandalis discharged Johnson. On December 18 Johnson...

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