Burge v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Hearing on an appeal by tbe accused in a homicide case, from a judgment of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, upon the verdict of jury finding him guilty of murder in the first degree. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McComas
William Burge, the appellant, was indicted for the murder of Daisy Burge, and was tried and convicted of murder in the first degree. There was no demurrer to the indictment. A motion for a new trial was overruled. There was no motion in arrest of judgment. The appellant was sentenced to be hanged. The case comes before this court upon an appeal from the judgment and sentence, and upon bills of exception.
The objection here taken to the indictment was not made at the trial below, nor called to the attention of the trial court in any manner. Under the rule of this court, were this not a capital…
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