WRIGHT v. UNITED STATES

No. 20153.

404 F.2d 1256 (1968)

Roosevelt WRIGHT, Jr., Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 31, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. A. Yates Dowell, Jr., Washington, D. C. (appointed by this court) for appellant.

Mr. Robert Kenly Webster, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. David G. Bress, U. S. Atty., and Frank Q. Nebeker and Joel D. Blackwell, Asst. U. S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before BAZELON, Chief Judge, and BURGER and ROBINSON, Circuit Judges.


SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge:

On the afternoon of June 16, 1965, the third-floor apartment of Norma J. Sword was broken into, and from it were purloined a large stereo set, an extensive collection of records and a piggy bank containing coins. Information vital to the apprehension and prosecution of appellant as a participant in the affair was supplied by Lois M. Vines, a second-floor neighbor. Between 1:30 and 2:00 p. m. on that date, she heard noises...

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