Willis Campbell, Jr. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
WRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
Appellant and a co-defendant, one Simms, indicted for robbery, were convicted, after prolonged jury disagreement and the administration of the “dynamite charge,” 1 of the rather improbable lesser included offense, considering the facts of this ease, of grand larceny. As to appellant Campbell, the evidence was entirely circumstantial. No witness, including the victim who had known him for twenty years, testified that the appellant, or anyone resembling him, was at the scene of the crime.
The jury verdict must be sustained if there is substantial evidence, taking the view…
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