James Gresham v. United States

Appellant, James Gresham, was indicted for violating 18 U.S.C.A. § 1709, pleaded not guilty and had a jury trial. The trial occupied parts of three days — February 23, February 25 and February 28, 1955. The jury was impanelled on February 23. On February 25, evidence was received, the case was argued, and the court gave part of its charge to the jury. On February 28, the court charged the jury further, and the jury retired to consider its verdict at 9:09 a. m., returned to the courtroom at 2:20 p. m., received further instructions, 1 retired at 2:55 p. m., returned to the courtroom at 4:00 p.…