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PRITCHETT v. UNITED STATES

No. 10544.

185 F.2d 438 (1950)

PRITCHETT v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided November 9, 1950.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. James J. Laughlin, Washington, D. C., for appellant. Mr. William E. Owen, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellant.

Mr. John D. Lane, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. George Morris Fay, U. S. Atty., and Richard M. Roberts and Joseph M. Howard, Asst. U. S. Attys., all of Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before CLARK, PRETTYMAN and PROCTOR, Circuit Judges.

CLARK, Circuit Judge.

The appellant was found guilty of murder in the first degree by a jury in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia pursuant to Sec. 798, D.C.Code (1901), as amended, 22 D.C.Code § 2401 (1940), and has been sentenced to death.

The deceased, Clyde L. King, was an engineer on the B. & O. Railroad, who lived with his wife and eight year old grandson. The appellant was a roomer in the King home.

The deceased...

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