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Argued November 17, 1947.
Decided December 22, 1947.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Mr. Jay Paul Shelton, appellant, pro se.
Mr. John D. Lane, Assistant United States Attorney, of Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. George Morris Fay, United States Attorney, and Mr. John P. Burke, 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.
Mr. John H. Burnett, of Washington, D. C., appointed by this court as amicus curiae, urged reversal.
Before GRONER, Chief Justice, and WILBUR K. MILLER and PRETTYMAN, Associate Justices.
United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia.
PRETTYMAN, Associate Justice.
Appellant was indicted, tried by a jury, convicted, and sentenced to serve one to three years, for perjury.1 The prosecution was in the name of the United States by the United States Attorney, and the trial was by the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia. The indictment was in two counts. The facts alleged were that the defendant had secured from the Department of Vehicles and Traffic...
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