UNITED STATES v. HALL

No. 126, Docket 21511.

178 F.2d 853 (1950)

UNITED STATES v. HALL et al.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit

Decided January 4, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel Segal, of New York City, for defendants-appellants.

Bruno Schachner, Asst. U. S. Atty., of New York City (Irving H. Saypol, U. S. Atty., and Frederick H. Block, Asst. U. S. Atty., both of New York City, on the brief), for plaintiff-appellee.

Before AUGUSTUS N. HAND, CHASE, and CLARK, Circuit Judges.


CLARK, Circuit Judge.

The principal question raised on this appeal is as to the effect to be given in a trial for illegal dealing in the drug marihuana to a plea of guilt of an alleged coconspirator. The specific issue arises with reference to an instruction of the court given to the jury after completion of its formal charge and upon defendants' request for a direction that the plea be given no consideration against them. They also pointed out that the conspiracy...

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