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BECK v. UNITED STATES

No. 8391.

140 F.2d 169 (1943)

BECK v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia.

Decided May 28, 1943.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. James J. Laughlin, of Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Mr. Charles B. Murray, Assistant United States Attorney, of Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. Edward M. Curran, United States Attorney, and Bernard Margolius, Assistant United States Attorney, both of Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before GRONER, Chief Justice, and VINSON and ARNOLD, Associate Justices.

PER CURIAM.

Appellant was indicted and convicted of robbery under the statute applicable to the District of Columbia.1 On this appeal he says: "The sole point stressed * * * is the improper comment made by the trial judge in his argument [charge] to the jury and the failure of the trial judge to clarify an instruction requested by appellant."

The evidence for the United States was that at about 7:30 in the evening of August 1,...

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