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MORTON v. UNITED STATES

No. 8653.

147 F.2d 28 (1945)

MORTON v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia.

Writ of Certiorari Denied April 9, 1945.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Charles W. Arth, of Washington, D. C. (appointed by District Court to prosecute appeal, but not trial counsel), for appellant.

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

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

Writ of Certiorari Denied April 9, 1945. See 65 S.Ct. 1015.

MILLER, Associate Justice.

The dead body of Grace G. Groome was found in Rock Creek Park on August 29, 1943. Appellant was convicted of second degree murder, upon circumstantial evidence which pointed to him as the killer. He appealed from the judgment of the trial court which imposed a sentence of imprisonment and, on appeal, presented two contentions: First, that the court received in evidence,...

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