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WALKER v. UNITED STATES

No. 12063.

223 F.2d 613 (1955)

Henry WALKER, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided March 24, 1955.

Petition for Rehearing Denied May 16, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Howard C. Westwood, Washington, D. C., appointed by this Court, with whom Messrs. John W. Douglas and Alfred V. J. Prather, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. Lewis A. Carroll, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. Leo A. Rover, U. S. Atty., and John F. Doyle, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before WILBUR K. MILLER, BAZELON and DANAHER, Circuit Judges.

Petition for Rehearing In Banc Denied May 16, 1955.

DANAHER, Circuit Judge.

Indicted in October 1945, appellant in December 1953 was convicted of rape. His appeal presents two complaints: (1) that the trial judge mistakenly instructed the jury that appellant had admitted prior convictions of serious crimes; and (2) that the evidence is insufficient to support the jury verdict, particularly from the aspect of corroboration...

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