James O. Mitchell, Appellant, v. United States of America, Appellee, 311 F.2d 777 (D.C. Cir. 1962)
Annotate this CaseDecided December 27, 1962
Mr. Harvey B. Bolton, Jr., Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. William H. Clarke, Washington, D. C. (appointed by this court), was on the brief, for appellant.
Mr. William H. Willcox, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. David C. Acheson, U. S. Atty., and Frank Q. Nebeker and Victor W. Caputy, Asst. U. S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee.
Before WILBUR K. MILLER, FAHY and WRIGHT, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM.
James O. Mitchell was observed by house detectives as he snatched a wallet from the purse of a woman in a crowded department store. He was immediately apprehended, and thereafter was indicted for robbery, tried and convicted.
On appeal, diligent counsel appointed to represent appellant complain that the detectives were permitted to testify they saw Mitchell touch the purses of other women in the store just before he was seen robbing the complaining witness. They say this was reversible error. We do not agree.
Affirmed.
Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
