LICHTENWALTER v. UNITED STATES

No. 10679.

190 F.2d 36 (1951)

LICHTENWALTER v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 28, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Webster, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Joseph F. Goetten, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., with whom George Morris Fay, U. S. Atty., and Joseph M. Howard and John C. Conliff, Jr., Asst. U. S. Attys., all of Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before CLARK, PROCTOR, and FAHY, Circuit Judges.


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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