VINCI v. UNITED STATES

No. 9313.

159 F.2d 777 (1947)

VINCI v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia.

Decided January 13, 1947.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. William A. Gallagher, of Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Mr. William Hitz, Asst. U. S. Atty., of Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Edward M. Curran, U. S. Atty. at the time the brief was filed, Mr. Charles B. Murray, and Mr. Sidney S. Sachs, Asst. U. S. Attys., all of Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

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


PRETTYMAN, Associate Justice.

Appellant was indicted on 12 counts for murder, and on a 13th count for robbery. Eight of the 12 murder counts were abandoned by the prosecutor, and appellant was acquitted on the other four. He was convicted by a jury on the robbery count and appeals from the judgment upon that verdict.

Appellant contends that the trial court erred in saying to the jury that he had admitted being a blackmailer. Appellant's testimony had been...

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