Legal Opinion
Neely v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 10, 1944No. 8649PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOLD, Associate Justice.
Appellant was convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to death. The evidence was more than sufficient to sustain the verdict. Only one of the grounds for error presented on this appeal merits discussion.
It appears that appellant was arrested on Saturday, May 8, 1943. He was confined in jail until the following Monday. He was then taken before the coroner for an inquest. Appellant was not represented by counsel at the inquest but the coroner informed him of his constitutional rights. He was further advised that he was not required to make a statement and…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- McNabb v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- United States v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
3Cited by10 opinions
- Allen v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1952
- Neely v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1945
- Kennedy v. Justice of the District Court of Dukes CountyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1969
- United States v. KilloughDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1961
- United States v. KinzerDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1951
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