Legal Opinion
United States v. Wilson
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 4, 1959No. Crim. 316-59PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLTZOFF, District Judge.
The defendant Frank B. Wilson was convicted of murder in the first degree and moves for a new- trial on the ground that the verdict was contrary to the weight of the evidence.
The indictment charged that on or about February 20, 1959, Frank B. Wilson purposely and with deliberate and premeditated malice murdered Florence E. Smith by means of shooting her with a pistol. It might be said that the considerable interval that elapsed between the date of the indictment and the date of the trial was caused by the fact that two 'mental examinations were had on the motion of…
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