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Shiflett v. United States

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
May 24, 1943
136 F.2d 765 (D.C. Cir. 1943)

Opinion

No. 8493.

Decided May 24, 1943.

Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia.

Mr. James J. Laughlin, of Washington, D.C., for appellant.

Mr. Charles B. Murray, Assistant United States Attorney, of Washington, D.C., with whom Mr. Edward M. Curran, United States Attorney, of Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for appellee.

Before SOPER, Circuit Judge, sitting by designation, and MILLER and VINSON, Associate Justices.


The contentions of appellant in this case are without merit. The law is clear that, under the circumstances which existed in the present case, the true verdict of the jury was entered.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Shiflett v. United States

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
May 24, 1943
136 F.2d 765 (D.C. Cir. 1943)
Case details for

Shiflett v. United States

Case Details

Full title:James E. SHIFLETT, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America

Court:United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit

Date published: May 24, 1943

Citations

136 F.2d 765 (D.C. Cir. 1943)

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