Leroy L. Spriggs v. United States

FAHY, Circuit Judge,

Appeiiant was convicted of assault with a dangerous weapon in violation of 22 D C Code § 502. He was eharged with shooting another with a shotgun foUow-¡ng a fight in which he and geveral others had engaged. The victim testified he saw appellant shoot him. There was addi_ tional evidence, aside from confessions, that appellant was guilty, including testimony of a disinterested witness who *284lived nearby and saw a good deal of what was going on. Appellant, however, testified at his trial and denied he fired the shot. The question on appeal is whether the confession evidence…