UNITED STATES v. BURGMAN

No. 442-49.

87 F.Supp. 568 (1949)

UNITED STATES v. BURGMAN.

United States District Court District of Columbia.

December 15, 1949.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William A. Paisley, and Victor C. Woerheide, both of Washington, D. C., for the United States.

James J. Laughlin and William E. Owen, both of Washington, D. C., for defendant.


HOLTZOFF, District Judge.

The defendant has been convicted of treason and moves for a new trial.

On December 11, 1941, when war was declared between the United States and Germany, the defendant was a member of the staff of the American Embassy in Berlin. The entire personnel, with the exception of the defendant, immediately left the German capital and was interned. The defendant voluntarily stayed behind. In February, 1942, he accepted employment from the...

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