UNITED STATES v. GONZALES CASTRO

No. 63, Docket 23654.

228 F.2d 807 (1956)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Santiago GONZALES CASTRO et al., Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided January 5, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Conrad J. Lynn, New York City, for appellants.

Thomas M. Debevoise II, Paul W. Williams, U. S. Atty., New York City, for the United States.

Before HAND, FRANK and MEDINA, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

The principal error charged on this appeal is that the credibility of the witnesses for the prosecution was so inpaired upon the trial, that no reasonable jury could have been satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt of the accuseds' guilt. This assumes that in a criminal prosecution the judge may not submit the case to the jury unless he is himself satisfied, not only that there is testimony from which the accused...

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