WHEELER v. UNITED STATES

No. 10859.

190 F.2d 663 (1951)

WHEELER v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 21, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John T. Bonner, Washington, D. C., for appellant. Messrs. T. Emmett McKenzie and Herbert D. Horowitz, Washington, D. C., also entered appearances for appellant.

Mr. Frederick G. Smithson, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. George Morris Fay, U. S. Atty., and Joseph M. Howard and Arthur J. McLaughlin, Assts. U. S. Atty., were on the brief for appellee. Mr. Joseph F. Goetten, Asst. U. S. Atty. also entered an appearance for appellee.

Before CLARK, PROCTOR and FAHY, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from a conviction in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia for impersonating a police officer pursuant to D.C.Code, § 22-1306 (1940) and grand larceny pursuant to D.C.Code, § 22-2201 (1940). The appellant assigns two errors on this appeal.

The first contention of the appellant is that the trial court failed to adequately instruct the jury on the elements of the crime of impersonating a police...

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