United States v. Michael E. Workcuff

Appellant was indicted for first degree burglary (22 D.C.Code § 1801(a) (Supp. II 1969)), assault with intent to commit carnal knowledge, and taking indecent liberties with a minor (22 D.C. Code §§ 501, 3501(a) (1967)). He was tried by a jury in the district court and was found guilty on the first and third counts, the second count having been dismissed at trial. In this appeal he advances numerous contentions of error; however, we need discuss at length only one of these grounds, instruction of the jury without a court reporter present, for we have concluded that this fact requires us to…