CANNADY v. UNITED STATES

No. 18392.

351 F.2d 817 (1965)

Walter D. CANNADY, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 14, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Daniel T. Donohoe, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. M. S. Mazzuchi, Washington, D. C. (both appointed by this court), was on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. Daniel J. McTague, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. David C. Acheson, Frank Q. Nebeker and Joseph A. Lowther, Asst. U. S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before WILBUR K. MILLER, Senior Circuit Judge, and FAHY and WASHINGTON, Circuit Judges.


WASHINGTON, Circuit Judge:

On October 14, 1963, appellant was tried and convicted of narcotics violations under six counts of an indictment filed January 28, 1963, charging him with offenses on July 31 and August 1, 1962. Appellant had not been arrested until December 15, 1962. Appellant contends that (a) he was denied substantial justice by virtue of the four and one-half months delay between the alleged offenses and his arrest; (b) the trial judge committed reversible...

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