RYAN v. UNITED STATES

Nos. 10652, 10653.

191 F.2d 779 (1951)

RYAN v. UNITED STATES. DUNCAN v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 26, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. William E. Owen, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. John M. Webster, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellants.

Mr. Charles B. Murray, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. George Morris Fay, U. S. Atty., and Joseph M. Howard and Harold H. Bacon, Asst. U. S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before CLARK, BAZELON and FAHY, Circuit Judges.


FAHY, Circuit Judge.

The appellants George A. Duncan and Edward Ryan, Jr., in a joint trial by jury were found guilty of robbery. They moved for a new trial because of conversations of the prosecuting attorney with several members of the jury during recesses in the trial. They asserted they were thus prejudiced and the jury was prevented from rendering an impartial verdict.1 The trial judge held a hearing on the motions. Several jurors...

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