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UNITED STATES v. SHEARD

No. 71-1250.

473 F.2d 139 (1972)

UNITED STATES of America v. William SHEARD, a/k/a William Nixon, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided November 16, 1972.

Rehearing Denied January 31, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Bruce J. Terris, Washington, D. C. (appointed by this Court), for appellant.

Mr. John A. McCahill, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. Harold H. Titus, Jr., U. S. Atty., and John A. Terry, Asst. U. S. Atty., were on the brief, for appellee. Mr. Thomas A. Flannery, U. S. Atty., at the time the record was filed and Mr. Richard A. Hibey, Asst. U. S. Atty., also entered appearances for appellee.

Before WRIGHT, TAMM and WILKEY, Circuit Judges.

TAMM, Circuit Judge:

Appellant, William Sheard, was indicted on February 2, 1970, in connection with the brutal rape-murder of a five year old girl. The indictment included four counts: felony murder, first degree murder, rape, and taking indecent liberties with a minor. Subsequently tried and convicted of felony murder and rape, appellant was sentenced to concurrent terms of twenty years to life on the felony murder count and of ten to thirty years on the rape count...

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