UNITED STATES v. SWIDERSKI

Nos. 78-1046, 78-1047.

593 F.2d 1246 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America v. Joseph S. SWIDERSKI, a/k/a Joe Winters, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America v. David A. McGOWAN, a/k/a Shaggs, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 19, 1979.

Certiorari Denied April 30, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred R. Joseph, Hyattsville, Md. (appointed by this Court), for appellant in No. 78-1047.

Harvey Yale Smith, Washington, D. C. (appointed by this Court), for appellant in No. 78-1046.

John W. Polk, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., with whom Earl J. Silbert, U. S. Atty., John A. Terry, Michael W. Farrell and Barry L. Leibowitz, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before McGOWAN and ROBB, Circuit Judges, and JONES, United States Senior District Judge for the District of Columbia.


Certiorari Denied April 30, 1979. See 99 S.Ct. 2055, 2056.

Opinion for the court filed by Senior District Judge WILLIAM B. JONES.

WILLIAM B. JONES, Senior District Judge:

Appellants Swiderski and McGowan in District Court Criminal Case No. 77-0259 waived trial by jury and were tried by District Judge Pratt. At the conclusion of the trial, Judge Pratt made 47 detailed findings of fact, each amply supported...

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