Hayes v. District of Columbia

HOOD, Associate Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction on a charge of vagrancy and is similar in many respects to the case of Clark v. District of Columbia, D.C.Mun.App., 34 A.2d 711, decided by us this day. One feature of the case, however, differing from the Clark case, requires us to reverse.

Appellant was arrested on the evening of Friday, May 28, 1943, and shortly after the arrest made certain statements and admissions to the arresting officer. He was held at the police precinct until Tuesday, June 1, when he was taken to court, formally charged by information, tried and convicted. At…