CROSS v. UNITED STATES

Nos. 17596-17597.

335 F.2d 987 (1964)

Harold S. CROSS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee. John L. JACKSON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided March 26, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Leonard Braman, Washington, D. C. (appointed by this court) for appellant in No. 17596.

Mr. James R. Stoner, Washington, D. C. (appointed by this court) for appellant in No. 17597.

Mr. William H. Willcox, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. David C. Acheson, U. S. Atty., and Frank Q. Nebeker, Asst. U. S. Atty., were on the brief, for appellee. Mr. Barry Sidman, Asst. U. S. Atty., also entered an appearance for appellee.

Before BAZELON, Chief Judge, and BASTIAN and WRIGHT, Circuit Judges.


BAZELON, Chief Judge.

In a joint indictment, appellants were charged in Count I with robbery of a church rectory on February 23, 1962, and in Count II with robbery of a tourist home on May 2, 1962. Both appellants filed pretrial motions for severance of the counts.1 The motions were denied.2 The jury returned verdicts of guilty on Count I and not guilty on Count II. Appellants' chief contention on these appeals...

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