WRIGHT v. UNITED STATES

No. 10588.

189 F.2d 699 (1951)

WRIGHT v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided May 24, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger Robb, Washington, D. C. (appointed by this Court for appellant).

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

Before CLARK, PRETTYMAN, and WASHINGTON, Circuit Judges.


CLARK, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The appellant was convicted on both counts of a two count indictment pursuant to Section 22-1801 and Section 22-2201 D.C. Code (1940). The first count charged housebreaking and the second charged grand larceny.

The appellant alleges that the District Court erred in instructing the jury that the possession of recently stolen property by the appellant...

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