WINN v. UNITED STATES

No. 14875.

270 F.2d 326 (1959)

Lewis R. WINN, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 9, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John A. Shorter, Jr., Washington, D. C. (appointed by the District Court), with whom Mr. Roy M. Ellis, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. Walter J. Bonner, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. Oliver Gasch, U. S. Atty., and Carl W. Belcher, Asst. U. S. Atty., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before BAZELON, FAHY and BASTIAN, Circuit Judges.


BAZELON, Circuit Judge.

Appellant, tried for first-degree murder, was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to a term of four to fifteen years. He appeals from that judgment.

Before trial the United States Attorney moved for a mental examination of the accused, stating in his motion:

"The defendant was indicted for the crime of First Degree Murder on April 21, 1958. The charge specifically alleges that on March 9, 1958, the defendant threw a three...

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