PALMER v. UNITED STATES

No. 2539.

161 A.2d 142 (1960)

John A. PALMER, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided June 7, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel J. Ochipinti, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Oliver Gasch, U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., with whom Carl W. Belcher and Daniel J. McTague, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before ROVER, Chief Judge, and HOOD and QUINN, Associate Judges.


HOOD, Associate Judge.

Appellant was charged with larceny of a radio from a store. At trial the store manager another employee of the store, and a police detective testified for the prosecution. Appellant offered no evidence on his behalf. The court instructed the jury in a manner satisfactory to appellant, and the jury retired for deliberation at 11:50 a.m. Before excusing the jury for lunch at 12:30 p.m., the court inquired if a verdict had been reached. When the...

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