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PORTER v. UNITED STATES

No. 14305.

258 F.2d 685 (1958)

Charles S. PORTER, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 26, 1958.

Petition for Rehearing Denied September 19, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. James R. Scullen, Washington, D. C. (appointed by this Court) for appellant.

Mr. John W. Kern, III, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. Oliver Gasch, U. S. Atty., and Carl W. Belcher, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before REED, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, retired, and BAZELON and BURGER, Circuit Judges.

Petition for Rehearing In Banc Denied September 19, 1958.

REED, Associate Justice, sitting by designation.

A welter of incidents tinged with liquor and sex resulted in a man's death. The appellant was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to three to ten years imprisonment. The same court-appointed counsel represented the accused at the trial and in this Court. After denial by the trial court of a motion to proceed on appeal in forma pauperis, this...

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