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ABRAMS v. UNITED STATES

No. 13172.

237 F.2d 42 (1956)

Asahel ABRAMS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided September 13, 1956.

Petition for Rehearing Denied October 30, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John A. Shorter, Jr., Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Mr. John D. Lane, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. Oliver Gasch, U. S. Atty., and Lewis Carroll and Thomas Flannery, Asst. U. S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee. Messrs. Leo A. Rover, U. S. Atty., at the time record was filed, and Richard J. Snider, Asst. U. S. Atty., also entered appearances for appellee.

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

EDGERTON, Chief Judge.

This appeal is from a conviction for assaulting a policeman. 67 Stat. 95, § 205, D.C.Code, Supp. IV (1955), § 22-505. The defendant contended that at the time of the alleged assault, which he denied making, the policeman was arresting him illegally. The policeman was badly injured. It was necessary to remove part of one rib; two ribs were broken; the collar bone was separated from the shoulder blade, and had to be fastened with a screw...

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