U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1957

Leon Ellsworth Cook v. United States

Leon Ellsworth Cook v. United States
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · Decided December 26, 1957 · Edgerton, Washington, Bastían
251 F.2d 381; 102 U.S. App. D.C. 140 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Leon Ellsworth Cook v. United States

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

Appellant was indicted for first degree murder, convicted of second degree murder, and appeals. At the trial, the appellant sought to establish self-defense.

Counsel appointed by this court has conscientiously examined the record and has presented all questions about which some contention could reasonably be made. As a result he has vigorously pressed upon us three points admittedly not raised in the District Court but which he asks us to consider under the provisions of F.R.Crim.P. 52(b), 18 U.S. C.A. 1

We have carefully reviewed the entire stenographic record of the trial and find no error affecting substantial rights. The defendant was accorded a fair trial, had the assistance of competent counsel in the District Court for his defense, and no good reason exists for disturbing the judgment.

Affirmed.

1

. “Plain errors or defects affecting substantial rights may be noticed although they were not brought to the attention of the court.”

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