LUCAS v. UNITED STATES

No. 10791.

188 F.2d 627 (1951)

LUCAS v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 25, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. James B. Cobb, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Mr. Joseph M. Howard, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. George Morris Fay, U. S. Atty., and Robert M. Scott and Emory W. Reisinger, II, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before EDGERTON, PROCTOR, and FAHY, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

An indictment was filed in the District Court June 5, 1950, charging that appellant had stolen property of one Butler on or about August 17, 1950. The case came on for trial June 22, 1950. The testimony on behalf of the Government related to an alleged theft by the accused from Butler on August 17, 1949. During the trial the court noticed the error of the indictment in stating the date of the alleged crime and at a bench conference called it to the attention...

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