Theodore C. Williams v. United States

Theodore Williams was tried in the District Court, convicted of robbery, and sentenced to from four to twelve years’ imprisonment. He appeals on the grounds, inter alia,1 that he suffered prejudice from an unexplained delay of 102 days between arrest and indictment, and that the trial judge abused his discretion in permitting evidence of his pri- or criminal record to be introduced for purposes of impeachment.

Appellant was arrested December 24, 1965, and the next day brought before a judge of the District of Columbia Court of General Sessions for preliminary hearing. Counsel was appointed to…