Bedell v. United States

MARTIN, Chief Justice.

An appeal from a conviction and sentence in a criminal casa

The appellant William E. Bedell, and James E. Grove, William E. Cush, and August Paglioeehini were indicted in the District of Columbia upon a charge of housebreaking and larceny. The defendant Grove pleaded guilty to the indictment when he was arraigned. The defendant Paglioeehini pleaded not guilty when arraigned, but upon the conclusion of all the evidence changed his plea to guilty. The court directed a verdict of not guilty in favor of Cush at the close of the government’s ease. Accordingly the eharge…