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HOLMES v. UNITED STATES

No. 9889.

171 F.2d 1022 (1948)

HOLMES v. UNITED STATES

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided December 6, 1948.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Maurice R. Weeks, of Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Mr. Stafford R. Grady, Asst. U. S. Atty., of Washington, D. C. with whom Messrs. George Morris Fay, U. S. Atty., and John C. Conliff, Jr., both of Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee. Messrs. Sidney S. Sachs and John D. Lane, Asst. U. S. Attys., both of Washington, D. C., also entered appearances for appellee.

Before EDGERTON, CLARK and WILBUR K. MILLER, Circuit Judges.

CLARK, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment imposing the death penalty upon defendant upon a one-count indictment charging that defendant "carnally knew and abused a female child under the age of sixteen years, that is of the age of nine years." We find nothing whatever in the record to remotely justify reversal.

Because of the extreme penalty inflicted we have felt it incumbent on us to carefully examine the record in full and in detail and for...

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