UNITED STATES v. MEACHUM

Crim. No. 332-61.

197 F.Supp. 803 (1961)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Ronald J. MEACHUM, Defendant.

United States District Court District of Columbia.

September 26, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Flannery, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., for the Government.

Hymie Nussbaum, Washington, D. C., for defendant.


YOUNGDAHL, District Judge.

The issue in this pre-trial motion is whether a confession which the Government plans to utilize at defendant's forthcoming trial was illegally obtained and therefore should be suppressed.

Defendant was arrested at 5:30 A.M. on April 3, 1961, charged with having participated with others in robbing one Turner the previous morning. On arrest, defendant was transported to police headquarters where he remained in the cell block until...

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