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NEELY v. UNITED STATES

No. 8649.

144 F.2d 519 (1944)

NEELY v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia.

Decided July 10, 1944.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. J. Carroll Hayes, of Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. William J. Kelly, of Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

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

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

ARNOLD, Associate Justice.

Appellant was convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to death. The evidence was more than sufficient to sustain the verdict. Only one of the grounds for error presented on this appeal merits discussion.

It appears that appellant was arrested on Saturday, May 8, 1943. He was confined in jail until the following Monday. He was then taken before the coroner for an inquest. Appellant was not represented by counsel at the...

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