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TAYLOR v. UNITED STATES

No. 13306.

238 F.2d 259 (1956)

Ellsworth P. TAYLOR, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided October 25, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Carl W. Berueffy, Washington, D. C. (appointed by the District Court), for appellant.

Mr. Harold H. Greene, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. Oliver Gasch, U. S. Atty., Lewis Carroll, Harold H. Titus, Jr., and E. Tillman Stirling, Asst. U. S. Attys., were on the brief for appellee.

Before EDGERTON, Chief Judge, and DANAHER and BASTIAN, Circuit Judges.

BASTIAN, Circuit Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the crimes of housebreaking and robbery,1 and appeals urging three grounds for reversal: (1) the statute of limitations; (2) violation of the constitutional guarantee of speedy trial; and (3) failure of the trial court to direct a verdict of not guilty.

The offenses for which appellant was indicted and convicted were committed on July 19, 1950. The indictment was not returned until...

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