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PECKHAM v. UNITED STATES

No. 12261.

226 F.2d 34 (1955)

Henry L. PECKHAM, Jr., Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 14, 1955.

Petition for Rehearing Denied August 31, 1955.

Writ of Certiorari Denied December 5, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Albert J. Ahern, Jr., Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Mr. Lewis Carroll, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. Leo A. Rover, U. S. Atty., and Arthur J. McLaughlin, Asst. U. S. Atty., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before EDGERTON, WASHINGTON and DANAHER, Circuit Judges.

Writ of Certiorari Denied December 5, 1955. See 76 S.Ct. 195.

PER CURIAM.

Appellant was convicted on an indictment charging that on or about May 2, 1951, he used instruments upon and administered drugs to a named woman, then pregnant, with intent to procure her miscarriage. His chief, though not his only, contention on this appeal is that the District Court erred in instructing the jury that it was immaterial whether or not the woman was pregnant, if at the...

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