Pritchett v. United States

CLARK, Circuit Judge.

The appellant was found guilty of murder in the first degree by a jury in the United States District Court for the District of-Columbia pursuant to Sec. 798, D.C.Code-(1901), as amended, 22 D.C.Code § 2401 (1940), and has been sentenced to death.

The deceased, Clyde L. King, was an engineer on the B. & O. Railroad, who lived', with his wife and eight year old grandson. The appellant was a roomer in the King-home.

The deceased started working Saturday-night, July 9, 1949, at midnight, and shortly before 1 A.M. Sunday he left his switch engine and did not return until about…