FISHER v. UNITED STATES

No. 8809.

149 F.2d 28 (1945)

FISHER v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia.

Decided April 23, 1945.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Charles H. Houston, of Washington, D. C., for the appellant.

Mr. Charles B. Murray, Assistant United States Attorney, of Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Edward M. Curran, United States Attorney, of Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellee.

Before MILLER, EDGERTON and ARNOLD, Associate Justices.


ARNOLD, Associate Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction and death sentence for murder. The principal contention of appellant is that the evidence is not sufficient to justify the jury in finding that the killing was premeditated.

There was no witness to the homicide, other than defendant. However, the defendant's own testimony showed that he first struck his victim because she had complained about...

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