Legal Opinion
Mary P. Reynolds v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 7, 1956No. 14783_1PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMLEY, Circuit Judge.
Mary P. Reynolds was acquitted of the crime of murder in the second degree, but convicted of the lesser and included offense of manslaughter. On this appeal, she questions the sufficiency of the evidence and the giving of certain instructions.
The facts essential to a consideration of the specifications of error may be briefly stated. Duncan Wallace McIntosh was killed by a shot fired from a 9 mm. Luger pistol at 3:04 a. m., April 8, 1954. This occurred in the apartment shared by appellant and McIntosh. No one else was present when the shot was fired.
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