SOLAR v. UNITED STATES

No. 1154.

86 A.2d 538 (1952)

SOLAR v. UNITED STATES.

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided February 20, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Myer Koonin, Washington, D. C. (Robert C. Chalfonte, Washington, D. C., on the brief), for appellant.

Lewis A. Carroll, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C. (Charles M. Irelan, U. S. Atty., and Frank H. Strickler and Joseph M. Howard, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D. C., on the brief), for appellee.

Before CAYTON, Chief Judge, and HOOD, and QUINN, Associate Judges.


QUINN, Associate Judge.

Appellant was convicted of negligent homicide.1 The jury, after deliberating approximately two and a half hours, returned to announce their verdict. Due to the absence of the judge who presided during the trial, the verdict was received by another judge. In order to follow exactly what occurred when the verdict was rendered, we quote from the record:

"[The Clerk]: Members of the jury, have you agreed upon...

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