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FOOK v. UNITED STATES

No. 9528.

164 F.2d 716 (1947)

FOOK v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia.

Decided November 19, 1947.

Writ of Certiorari Denied February 16, 1948.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Woodrow E. Faulkner, of Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Mr. John D. Lane, Assistant United States Attorney, of Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. George Morris Fay, United States Attorney, and Edward Molenof, 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 EDGERTON, Associate Justice, MARIS, Circuit Judge, and PRETTYMAN, Associate Justice.

Writ of Certiorari Denied February 16, 1948. See 68 S.Ct. 608.

PER CURIAM.

Appellant Lee Fook has been convicted of deliberate and premeditated murder and sentenced to death. His guilt is clear. The crime was committed in broad daylight on a busy public street. Testimony of several disinterested witnesses showed that appellant, carrying a knife, pursued the deceased, Harry Lee, several hundred feet; that Harry Lee fell; and that appellant kicked and stabbed...

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