Calvin C. Simms v. United States of America, Edward James v. United States of America, Jannie Duncan v. United States

PRETTYMAN, Circuit Judge.

Appellants. in these three cases were indicted and tried for first-degree murder. They were accused of killing one Orell Duncan. Appellant Jannie Duncan was his wife. She and appellant James were convicted of murder in the second degree and appellant Simms of manslaughter. They appealed separately but consolidated their cases for briefing and argument. They make seven contentions.

The most important point made by appellants is that jurisdiction of the trial court was not proved; that it was not proved by the prosecutor that the killing took place in the District of…