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Argued April 17, 1947.
Decided November 3, 1947.
Writ of Certiorari Denied February 2, 1948.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Mr. James J. Laughlin, of Washington, D. C., for appellant Reginald J. Wheeler.
Mr. Curtis P. Mitchell, of Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Wesley S. Williams, of Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant Jesse James Patton.
Mr. John D. Lane, Assistant United States Attorney, of Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. George Morris Fay, United States Attorney, and Charles B. Murray, Assistant United States Attorney, both of Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee. Mr. Sidney S. Sachs, Assistant United States Attorney, of Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellee.
Before STEPHENS, CLARK and WILBUR K. MILLER, Associate Justices.
United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia.
Writ of Certiorari Denied February 2, 1948. See 68 S.Ct. 448.
WILBUR K. MILLER, Associate Justice.
Jointly indicted under Title 22, § 2401, D.C.Code (1940),1 Reginald J. Wheeler and Jesse James Patton were found guilty when tried together in the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia. They appeal from the judgment sentencing them to death.
The facts reveal a wanton, cold-blooded murder. Two...
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