Butler v. United States

BAZELON, Circuit Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the crime of unlawful possession of marihuana and of certain narcotics. 1 Among the grounds relied upon for reversal is the trial court’s refusal to allow appellant’s counsel, at the conclusion of the charge and before the jury left the room, to describe with particularity his obj ections to the manner in which the charge was delivered. This incident is reported in the transcript of the proceedings “below for February 15, 1950. 2 The following colloquy took place at the bench, not in the hearing of the jury:

“Mr. Owen. Counsel for the defendant…