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WINGO v. UNITED STATES

No. 13187.

244 F.2d 800 (1957)

James Edward WINGO, Jr., Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit.

May 31, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Rutherford, Nashville, Tenn., for appellant.

Fred Elledge, Jr., and James R. Tuck, Nashville, Tenn., for appellee.

Before SIMONS, Chief Judge, and ALLEN and MILLER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Appellant, in this proceeding under Section 2255, Title 28 U.S.Code, seeks to vacate judgment imposed in the U. S. District Court on the ground of prejudicial newspaper publicity during the overnight recess of the jury, during which the jurors separated and went to their respective homes. Briggs v. United States, 6 Cir., 221 F.2d 636, 638. Following a hearing in which appellant introduced the newspaper articles complained...

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