Dan Martin Sam v. United States

SETH, Circuit Judge.

The appellant was indicted and convicted of rape of another Indian within Indian country under 18 U.S.C. § 1153, sentenced to twenty years’ imprisonment, and has taken this appeal.

The main point relied on for reversal is that the trial court erred in refusing to postpone or grant a continuance for the purpose of allowing appellant to secure counsel of his own choice.

The events leading up to the trial court’s ruling must first be related. The alleged crime occurred on or about September 15, 1966. Appellant’s trial attorney was appointed on September 30, 1966, and appellant…