United States v. Charles Hammonds

JAMESON, District Judge.

Following conviction in a jury trial, appellant was sentenced to imprisonment for a term of five to fifteen years for first degree burglary, one to three years for assault with a dangerous weapon and two to six years for assault on a member of the police force with a dangerous weapon, 1 all sentences to run concurrently. This appeal followed.

The Government’s case may be summarized as follows: Between 9:00 and 9:45 P.M., on April 26, 1968, appellant was discovered in a second floor apartment occupied by Mrs. Mamie Bellinger and her six children. Her eight year old son,…