Augustus Bowser v. United States

DANAHER, Circuit Judge.

Appellant and a co-defendant, Ross, were convicted 1 of housebreaking and larceny. At trial, the attorney who represented Ross asked for the production of certain notes. The judge said to *274the witness, an officer, “I’ll give the counsel whatever you wrote down,” and copies of such notes as had been prepared were made available. The judge afforded counsel an opportunity to examine them.

Appellant’s trial counsel (not his present attorney), did not join2 in the Ross request. It is now contended that somehow the judge erred in not more specifically inquiring into the…