UNITED STATES v. HARDIN

No. 22683.

443 F.2d 735 (1970)

UNITED STATES of America v. Sidney W. HARDIN, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided December 22, 1970.

Petition for Rehearing Denied June 10, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Kenneth F. Hickey and Robert J. Hickey (both appointed by this court) for appellant.

Mr. Roger E. Zuckerman, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. Thomas A. Flannery, U. S. Atty., and John A. Terry, Asst. U. S. Atty., were on the brief, for appellee. Mr. David G. Bress, U. S. Atty., at the time the record was filed, also entered an appearance for appellee.

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


PER CURIAM:

On June 17, 1967, Sidney W. Hardin shot and killed one Leslie Fredericks. At the trial, the key witness for the Government was Leslie Fredericks, Jr., an eleven-year-old boy, the son of the deceased. Sidney W. Hardin was convicted of second degree murder.

The appellant presents four issues on appeal which we set out below and deal with in order. We find no prejudicial error and accordingly affirm.

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