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LAWSON v. UNITED STATES

No. 16674.

301 F.2d 520 (1962)

Isaac R. LAWSON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 25, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. James D. Newton, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. James M. Earnest, Washington, D. C., (appointed by the District Court) was on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. John R. Schmertz, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. David C. Acheson, U. S. Atty., Nathan J. Paulson and Luke C. Moore, Asst. U. S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee. Messrs. Arnold T. Aikens and Robert Brewer Norris, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D. C., also entered appearances for appellee.

Before WILBUR K. MILLER, Chief Judge, and WASHINGTON and DANAHER, Circuit Judges.

DANAHER, Circuit Judge.

Appellant was indicted for violation of D.C.Code, § 22-505(a) (1961) in that he had assaulted, resisted, impeded and interfered with an officer of the Metropolitan Police Department who was then engaged in the performance of his official duties. At the time, appellant had been placed under arrest and the officer was at a call box, sending for the police patrol. Although there was a conflict, there was evidence from which the jury could...

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