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343 F.2d 241

Docket No. 18417.

Deans v. United States

District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals

Decided July 6, 1964.

Rehearing Denied en Banc Dec. 18, 1964.

District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals · decided 1964-07-06

Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently July 1964

1 federal appellate ·

3 counsel of record

Relies on Hirabayashi v. United States · Hardy v. United States

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Opinion by (per_curiam) · Decided 1964-07-06

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¶1*242Mr. Robert E. May, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Gene P. Bond, Washington, D. C. (both appointed by this court), was on the brief, for appellant.

¶2Mr. Martin R. Hoffman, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. David C. Acheson, U. S. Atty., Frank Q. Nebeker and William H. Collins, Jr., Asst. U. S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee.

¶3Mr. Robert Perry, Asst. U. S. Atty., also entered an appearance for appellee.

¶4Before Edgerton, Senior Circuit Judge, and Washington and Burger, Circuit Judges.

¶5PER CURIAM.

¶6This cause came on to be heard on the record on appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, and was argued by counsel.

¶7Although the delay between the time of some of the offenses and the time of the arrest was substantial, the testimony of the defendant-appellant demonstrated his ability to recall the details of the transactions, and thus tended to negate prejudice from the delay; and moreover, the sentences imposed were concurrent, see Hirabayshi v. United States, 320 U. S. 81, 63 S.Ct. 1375, 87 L.Ed. 1774 (1943); and the court concludes that no error occurred affecting substantial rights, it is

¶8Ordered and adjudged by this court that the judgment of the District Court on appeal in this cause is hereby affirmed.

¶9ORDER

¶10Before Bazelon, Chief Judge, and Fahy, Washington, Danaher, Bastían, Burger, Wright and McGowan, Circuit Judges, in Chambers.

¶11PER CURIAM.

¶12On consideration of appellant’s petition for rehearing en bane, it is

¶13Ordered by the Court en bane that appellant’s petition is denied.

¶14BAZELON, Chief Judge, would grant appellant’s petition for rehearing en banc. See his dissenting statement in Hardy and Ferguson v. United States, 119 U.S.App.D.C. -, 343 F.2d 233.

¶15WILBUR K. MILLER, Senior Circuit Judge, prior to his retirement on October 15, 1964, voted to deny appellant’s petition.

¶16FAHY and WRIGHT, Circuit Judges, would grant appellant’s petition.

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