U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1955

James A. Proctor v. United States

U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · Decided February 3, 1955 · Bazelon, Washington, Bastian

218 F.2d 867; 95 U.S. App. D.C. 59; 1955 U.S. App. LEXIS 2860 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Counsel

Mr. Robert Alfred Brown, a member of the bar of the Court of Appeals of Maryland, Baltimore, Md., pro hac vice, by special leave of Court, with whom Mr. Hamilton W. Kenner, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant., Mr. Lewis Carroll, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. Leo A. Rover, U. S. Atty., and E. Riley Casey, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

Appellant was indicted, tried and convicted of the crimes of housebreaking and larceny. The appellant urges that there was insufficient evidence to justify submission to the jury and that the trial court should have directed a verdict of not guilty. We find there was ample evidence to justify the verdict. See Lan-ham v. United States, 87 U.S.App.D.C. 857, 185 F.2d 435.

The judgment is therefore

Affirmed.

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