United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.
PER CURIAM.
Appellant was convicted and sentenced upon an indictment for arson in the malicious burning of the building of another. 22 D.C.Code § 401 (1940). Here, on appeal, he contends: (1) that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict, and (2) that the court deprived him of the right, through counsel, to make an opening statement to the jury. In our opinion neither point is well taken.
There was substantial evidence, including defendant...
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