UNITED STATES v. COLEMAN

No. 22316.

420 F.2d 1313 (1969)

UNITED STATES of America v. Joseph COLEMAN, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 11, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Miss Paula R. Wirtzman, with whom Mr. Stephen L. Gelband, Washington, D. C., (both appointed by this court) was on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. Robert S. Bennett, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. David G. Bress, U. S. Atty., at the time the brief was filed, and Frank Q. Nebeker, Asst. U. S. Atty., at the time the brief was filed, were on the brief, for appellee.

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


SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge:

On August 20 or 21, 1967, an apartment was burglarized, and a saxophone and other items were purloined.1 On August 21, a man identifying himself as Wilson Terry pawned the saxophone, signing "Wilson Terry" on the pawnbroker's copy of the ticket evidencing the transaction. The pawnbroker's appraiser spotted appellant in the pawnshop on the following September 18 and, believing him to be the man...

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