Heard v. United States
Decision Date | 23 November 1915 |
Docket Number | 4406.,4405 |
Citation | 228 F. 503 |
Parties | HEARD v. UNITED STATES. DUNN v. SAME. |
Court | U.S. Court of Appeals — Eighth Circuit |
George W. Murphy, of Little Rock, Ark. (Edward B. Downie, Douglas Heard, E. L. McHaney, Hoeppner & Young, Robert L. Rogers, and John P. Streepey, all of Little Rock, Ark., on the brief) for plaintiffs in error.
W. H Rector, Asst. U.S. Atty., of Little Rock, Ark. (W. H. Martin U.S. Atty., of Hot Springs, Ark., on the brief), for the United States.
Before HOOK and CARLAND, Circuit Judges, and VAN VALKENBURGH District judge.
Heard was convicted of stealing from a railroad car certain packages of money, being interstate shipments by express (Act Feb. 13, 1913, c. 50, 37 Stat. 670 (Comp. St. 1913, Secs. 8603, 8604)), Dunn of aiding and abetting him, and both of a conspiracy with the express messenger to commit the thefts (Penal Code (Act March 4, 1909, c. 321) Sec. 37, 35 Stat. 1096 (Comp. St. 1913, Sec. 10201)). At the trial the court pointed out to the jury the material allegations of the indictment and then charged them as follows:
A similar instruction was discussed and held erroneous in Spear and Porter v. United States, decided at this term.
It is urged by the government that a sufficient exception was not taken. The record shows that one of the counsel for defendants said:
Manifestly the exception is plain and to the point.
It is also contended that it does not appear the exception was taken before the jury retired. The record shows in progressive recitals the usual and ordinary course of a trial. Immediately following the charge of the court appears a colloquy in which the court asked counsel for the government and for defendants whether additional instructions were desired. Upon receiving negative answers, the court then inquired about exceptions to the charge given, and in response the exception in question was...
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