Judgment reversed, on the law, and new trial granted.
During the course of the trial, defendant sought to present one Benjamin Seewold as a witness for the defense. Seewold, a codefendant, had pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and had been sentenced approximately one month prior to the trial. When Seewold appeared, having been obtained from the custody of Federal authorities, he stated, on the advice of counsel and out of the hearing of the jury, that he did not wish...
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