Earl Lonnie Thomas v. United States

U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Earl Lonnie Thomas v. United States, 268 F.2d 581 (D.C. Cir. 1959)
106 U.S. App. D.C. 5; 1959 U.S. App. LEXIS 3782

Earl Lonnie Thomas v. United States

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Thomas was convicted of breaking open a locked automobile and stealing certain property therefrom. Proof for the Government showed his fingerprint was on the door handle of the car. On appeal he says the print on the handle was not sufficiently shown to be his, and that the prints of his fingers with which it was compared were illegally taken from him. But no motion was made for the suppression of the prints, no objection was taken to their admission, and no foundation was laid for such motion or objection.

We find no error.

Affirmed.

Concurring Opinion

WASHINGTON, Circuit Judge

(concurring).

The circumstances of this case, especially the failure to note an objection at trial, amply distinguish it from Bynum v. United States, 1958, 104 U.S.App.D.C. 368, 262 F.2d 465, on which appellant relies.

Reference

Full Case Name
Earl Lonnie THOMAS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee
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Published