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BUCKNER v. UNITED STATES

No. 9061.

154 F.2d 317 (1946)

BUCKNER v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia.

Decided March 18, 1946.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Mr. Sidney S. Sachs, 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. Mr. Charles B. Murray, Assistant United States Attorney, of Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellee.

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

PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from a conviction for perjury. Prior to his indictment for perjury appellant had been tried in the District Court on a charge of rape. During the course of the rape trial appellant testified on his own behalf, denying that the signature on a statement introduced in evidence was his. The perjury indictment was founded on this denial.

At the perjury trial the prosecution's case was constructed as follows: (1) the testimony of a...

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