HINTON v. UNITED STATES

Nos. 11167, 11168.

196 F.2d 605 (1952)

HINTON v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided May 15, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas B. Scott, Washington, D. C., appointed by the District Court, for appellant.

Bruce G. Sundlun, Sp. Asst. to Atty. Gen., Department of Justice, with whom Charles M. Irelan, U. S. Atty., and Joseph M. Howard, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee. George Morris Fay, U. S. Atty., and Joseph F. Goetten, Asst. U. S. Atty., when the record was filed, Washington, D. C., entered appearances for appellee.

Before EDGERTON, PRETTYMAN, and WASHINGTON, Circuit Judges.


EDGERTON, Circuit Judge.

These appeals are from convictions under two indictments, tried together, each of which charged the present appellant with taking "immoral, improper, and indecent liberties" with a little girl. 62 Stat. 347, D. C.Code (1940), Supp. VII, § 22-3501(a). The girls were sisters whom we will call A and B. A was six years old and B eight. Neither child was present at the alleged offense against the other.

In each case the testimony of...

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