HIGGINS v. UNITED STATES

No. 9301.

160 F.2d 223 (1946)

HIGGINS v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia.

Decided December 16, 1946.

Writ of Certiorari Denied June 2, 1947.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. James J. Laughlin, of Washington, D. C., for appellant. Mr. M. Edward Buckley, Jr., of Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellant.

Mr. Sidney S. Sachs, Assistant United States Attorney, of Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. George E. McNeil, United States Attorney at the time the brief was filed, and Arthur J. McLaughlin, Assistant United States Attorney, both of Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee. Mr. Edward M. Curran, United States Attorney, at the time the record was filed, of Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellee.

Before GRONER, Chief Justice, and WILBURK, MILLER, and PRETTYMAN, Associate Justices.


Writ of Certiorari Denied June 2, 1947. See 67 S.Ct. 1511.

PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal by Bessie Higgins, mother of appellant in 81 U.S.App.D.C. ___, 160 F.2d 222, from a jail sentence imposed as a result of a judgment for contempt of court. Three grounds are alleged for reversal: (1) that the evidence did not establish beyond a reasonable doubt that appellant attempted to influence the judgment of a juror; (2) that the...

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