GRAVES v. UNITED STATES

No. 17375.

318 F.2d 265 (1963)

Elie Andrew GRAVES, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided April 18, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Robert A. Levetown, Asst. U. S. Atty., argued appellee's motion for remand. With him on the motion were Messrs. David C. Acheson, U. S. Atty., and Frank Q. Nebeker, Asst. U. S. Atty.

Mr. Llewellyn C. Thomas, Washington, D. C. (appointed by this court), for appellant.

Before EDGERTON, FAHY and BURGER, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

The appeal is from a conviction of appellant of robbery, defined in 22 D.C. Code § 2901. At trial counsel for the defense requested the court to instruct the jury on the lesser included offense of larceny, which the court declined to do. In this court the United States Attorney commendably agrees that the failure so to instruct was error and moves for remand to the District Court with directions to hold a new trial, citing the intervening decision...

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