Hale v. United States

QUINN; Associate Judge.

James Hale was convicted by a jury of simple assault. 1 His assignments of error relate to alleged remarks of the trial judge in the presence of the jury and to the adequacy of the instructions given to the jury.

The record indicates that the trial judge interrupted the testimony of the Government’s first witness, the complainant, in order to call a court reporter. The statement of proceedings and evidence states that the trial judge further “ * * * explained it would not condone perjury.” We find no abuse of discretion in the calling of the court reporter, nor do we…