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UNITED STATES v. DAVIS

Criminal No. 76833.

71 F.Supp. 749 (1947)

UNITED STATES v. DAVIS et al.

District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia.

May 28, 1947.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Laughlin, of Washington, D. C., for defendant Davis; Charles E. Ford, for defendant Sanderlin, both of Washington D. C., for the motions.

George Morris Fay, U. S. Atty., and John C. Conliff, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., both of Washington, D. C., opposed.

HOLTZOFF, Justice.

The defendants, Hubert C. Davis and Oscar C. Sanderlin, are members of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia. On April 3, 1946, they were temporarily assigned to the District of Columbia Jail as guards and were detailed to watch two prisoners, Joseph D. Medley and Earl McFarland, both of whom were awaiting execution after conviction of murder in the first degree. During the defendants' tour of duty, the two prisoners escaped...

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