Collazo v. United States

PRETTYMAN, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction on all counts of an indictment which contained two counts of first degree murder and two counts of assault with intent to kill. The nature of the case itself and of appellant’s contentions require that the statement of our considerations be at some length.

We first consider the first count under the first degree murder charge. This count is a charge in the language of the statute. The count reads: “On or about November 1, 1950, and at and within the District of Columbia, Oscar Collazo and Griselio Torresola (since…