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ROLLERSON v. UNITED STATES

No. 21616.

405 F.2d 1078 (1968)

Roosevelt ROLLERSON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided November 26, 1968.

Judgment Vacated April 7, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. William H. Allen, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Allan J. Topol, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. Carl S. Rauh, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Messrs. David G. Bress, U.S. Atty., Frank Q. Nebeker, John H. Treanor and Edward T. Miller, Asst. U.S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before BAZELON, Chief Judge, WILBUR K. MILLER, Senior Circuit Judge, and McGOWAN, Circuit Judge.

Judgment Vacated April 7, 1969. See 89 S.Ct. 1300.

PER CURIAM:

On February 14, 1963, while he was on trial for robbery before a jury, appellant threw a water pitcher filled with ice at the Assistant United States Attorney who was conducting the prosecution. The missile struck the prosecutor on the shoulder. Immediately excusing the jury, the trial judge told appellant that the issue of whether appellant had been in contempt would be considered at sentencing...

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