Thomas v. United States

121 F.2d 905 (1941)

THOMAS

v.

UNITED STATES.

No. 7602.

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

June 2, 1941.

Maurice R. Weeks, of Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Elwood H. Seal, Vernon E. West, and Michael J. Keane, Jr., all of Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before STEPHENS, MILLER and RUTLEDGE, Associate Justices.

MILLER, Associate Justice.

Appellant was accused in the Juvenile Court of the District of Columbia — in accordance with the provisions of the Act of June 18, 1912[1] — of being the father of an illegitimate child. Following a trial by jury he was found guilty. We…