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CREED v. UNITED STATES

No. 2453.

156 A.2d 676 (1959)

John T. CREED, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided December 15, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herbert D. Horowitz, Washington, D. C., with whom Joseph H. Schneider, Albert Ginsberg and Jacob Stein, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellant.

William W. Greenhalgh, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., with whom Oliver Gasch, U. S. Atty., and Carl W. Belcher, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before ROVER, Chief Judge, QUINN, Associate Judge, and CAYTON (Chief Judge, Retired) sitting by designation under Code, § 11-776(b).

ROVER, Chief Judge.

Appellant was charged with assault of an indecent character on a young lady in a theatre, and was convicted by a jury. This is an appeal from the sentence imposed. The only question involved is whether the court erred in refusing a continuance of the trial that was seasonably requested by counsel for appellant.

The statement of proceedings and evidence discloses that appellant was arrested at 12:15 a. m. on May 27, 1959, and appeared in...

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