MILLS v. UNITED STATES

No. 12646.

228 F.2d 645 (1955)

Arthur MILLS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided December 29, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Eldon H. Crowell and John E. Hartshorn, Washington, D. C. (both appointed by this Court), for appellant.

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

Before EDGERTON, Chief Judge, and FAHY and WASHINGTON, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

This appeal is from a conviction of larceny, and of housebreaking with intent to steal. D.C.Code 1951, §§ 22-2201, 22-1801. The defendant admitted he entered George Wasserman's office and took property from a safe there. He contended he did so with Wasserman's consent. The ownership of the property was made a major issue in the case, and the court's charge dealt with the matter at length. The court instructed the jury to the effect that Wasserman...

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