JAMES v. UNITED STATES

No. 14528.

261 F.2d 381 (1958)

Richard E. JAMES, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided November 6, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Arnold M. Lerman, Washington, D. C. (appointed by this court), for appellant.

Mr. John W. Warner, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. Oliver Gasch, U. S. Atty., and Carl W. Belcher, Asst. U. S. Atty., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before EDGERTON, BAZELON and DANAHER, Circuit Judges.


DANAHER, Circuit Judge.

On February 6, 1955, after a particularly atrocious robbery with violence, James immediately disappeared. At the trial he was positively identified by the victim and by two co-workers, and on December 18, 1957, a jury found him guilty as charged. He did not take the stand, although he called his sister to establish that he was in New York the evening of the crime. He seeks reversal on the ground he had not had the benefit of a speedy trial...

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