BUTLER v. UNITED STATES

No. 10582.

188 F.2d 24 (1951)

BUTLER v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 18, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. William E. Owen, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

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

Before PROCTOR, BAZELON and WASHINGTON, Circuit Judges.


BAZELON, Circuit Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the crime of unlawful possession of marihuana and of certain narcotics.1 Among the grounds relied upon for reversal is the trial court's refusal to allow appellant's counsel, at the conclusion of the charge and before the jury left the room, to describe with particularity his objections to the manner in which the charge was delivered. This incident is reported in the transcript of the...

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