ROBERTS v. UNITED STATES

No. 15587.

284 F.2d 209 (1960)

Robert ROBERTS, Jr., Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 9, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mrs. Jean F. Dwyer, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Mr. Donald S. Smith, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Mr. Oliver Gasch, U. S. Atty., and Mr. Carl W. Belcher, Asst. U. S. Atty., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before PRETTYMAN, Chief Judge, PHILLIPS, Senior United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit, and BAZELON, Circuit Judge.


PRETTYMAN, Chief Judge.

Appellant, upon a jury trial, was convicted of robbery, rape and sodomy.1 On appeal he first attacks the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction. He claims the evidence of identification of him as the attacker would not permit reasonable men to find him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt,2 citing, inter alia, Cooper v. United States.3<...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases