UNITED STATES v. SKINNER

No. 22776.

425 F.2d 552 (1970)

UNITED STATES of America v. Hubert SKINNER, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided February 10, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Wilmer B. Hill, Washington, D. C. (appointed by this court) for appellant.

Mr. Terry P. Segal, Asst. U. S. Atty., for appellee. Messrs. Thomas A. Flannery, U. S. Atty., Roger E. Zuckerman, Daniel J. Givelber, Asst. U. S. Attys., and Robert P. Watkins, Asst. U. S. Atty. at the time the brief was filed, were on the brief, for appellee. Mr. David G. Bress, U. S. Atty. at the time the record was filed, and John A. Terry, Asst. U. S. Atty., also entered appearances for appellee.

Before FAHY, Senior Circuit Judge, and McGOWAN and MacKINNON, Circuit Judges.


MacKINNON, Circuit Judge:

This case is unique in that practically all the critical evidence determinative of guilt was visual evidence presented by means of a court room demonstration. The principal question is whether the trial court properly denied appellant's motion for judgment of acquittal at the conclusion of the Government's case. Appellant Skinner was indicted for the following offenses: I, assault with intent to kill while armed (D.C. Code §§ 22...

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