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SHELTON v. UNITED STATES

No. 9514.

169 F.2d 665 (1948)

SHELTON v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia.

Decided May 24, 1948.

Writ of Certiorari Denied October 11, 1948.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Jay Paul Shelton, appellant, pro se.

Mr. John D. Lane, Asst. U. S. Atty., of Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. George Morris Fay, U. S. Atty. and John P. Burke, Asst. U. S. Atty, both of Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee. Mr. Sidney S. Sachs, Asst. U. S. Atty., of Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellee.

Mr. John H. Burnett, of Washington, D. C., appointed by this court as amicus curiae, urged reversal.

Before EDGERTON, CLARK and PRETTYMAN, Associate Justices.

Writ of Certiorari Denied October 11, 1948. See 69 S.Ct. 24.

CLARK, Associate Justice.

Appellant was indicted for grand larceny and for violation of the National Motor Vehicle Theft Act.1 He was tried in the District Court where a verdict of guilty on both counts was returned by the jury; sentence was imposed for one to five years imprisonment. This appeal followed.

Many asserted errors allegedly committed by the trial...

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