United States v. Emilio Henquies Perez

WINTER, Circuit Judge:

Emilio Henquies Perez was convicted of assaulting an officer of the District of Columbia Department of Corrections at the District of Columbia penal institution — the Lorton Reformatory — at Lorton, Virginia, and he appeals. The act of which defendant was convicted is made a crime under the D.C.Code, § 22- 505 (1967 Ed.Supp. V 1972). The trial was held in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The sole contention raised on appeal is that the court lacked jurisdiction and that the only court having jurisdiction to try defendant was the…