LUCK v. UNITED STATES

No. 18408.

348 F.2d 763 (1965)

Charles M. LUCK, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided May 21, 1965.

Petition for Rehearing Denied August 16, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Dennis J. Tuchler (appointed by this court), Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Miss Carol Garfiel, Atty., Dept. of Justice, with whom Messrs. David C. Acheson, U. S. Atty., Frank Q. Nebeker and Victor W. Caputy, Asst. U. S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee.

Mr. Max Frescoln, Asst. U. S. Atty., also entered an appearance for appellee.

Before DANAHER, WRIGHT and McGOWAN, Circuit Judges.


McGOWAN, Circuit Judge:

Appellant was convicted of housebreaking and larceny after a trial at which he put forward an alibi defense. His principal contentions upon appeal are that the District Court erred in (a) receiving in evidence appellant's admission of guilt, and (b) allowing the Government to show by way of impeachment his prior conviction of grand larceny.

Police testimony offered at the trial as a part of the prosecution's case was as follows: At...

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