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Montford v. United States

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Oct 30, 1959
271 F.2d 52 (5th Cir. 1959)

Opinion

No. 17614.

October 30, 1959.

Zach H. Douglas, Jacksonville, Fla., B.L. Solomon, Marianna, Fla., for appellant.

F.E. Steinmeyer, III, Asst. U.S. Atty., Wilfred C. Varn, U.S. Atty., Tallahassee, Fla., for appellee.

Before RIVES, Chief Judge, and TUTTLE and JONES, Circuit Judges.


Perhaps inadvertently, but nonetheless over appropriate objection, the charge of the district court in effect directed the jury to return a verdict of guilty. In so doing the court erred. The judgment is

Reversed.


Summaries of

Montford v. United States

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Oct 30, 1959
271 F.2d 52 (5th Cir. 1959)
Case details for

Montford v. United States

Case Details

Full title:L.T. MONTFORD, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Oct 30, 1959

Citations

271 F.2d 52 (5th Cir. 1959)

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