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HARRIS v. UNITED STATES

No. 9757.

169 F.2d 887 (1948)

HARRIS v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia.

Decided July 14, 1948.

Writ of Certiorari Denied November 22, 1948.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Robert I. Miller, of Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Joseph A. McMenamin, of Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. John D. Lane, Assistant United States Attorney, of Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. George Morris Fay, United States Attorney, and Arthur J. McLaughlin, 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, CLARK, and PROCTOR, Associate Justices.

Writ of Certiorari Denied November 22, 1948. See 69 S.Ct. 161.

EDGERTON, Associate Justice.

The appellant, Minnie Harris, is convicted of murder in the second degree. Her husband James Harris was killed with an axe while he was asleep in their home. The sufficiency of the evidence against her is not questioned. There was evidence of her motive, design, opportunity, immediate knowledge of the crime, and consciousness of guilt. Appellant showed her consciousness...

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