Charles Hartwell Parrott v. United States

BREITENSTEIN, Circuit Judge.

The appeal is from a judgment of fine and imprisonment entered on a jury verdict finding the appellant-defendant guilty of conspiracy to rob a bank insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The only point deserving consideration is the effect of a statement by the trial judge in the voir dire examination of prospective jurors that 3 other charges of bank robbery were pending against the defendant.

The voir dire examination was not recorded. After discovery of this fact, counsel for the defendant filed a motion to complete the record and supported that…