Ralph L. Sims v. United States

D.C. Circuit

Ralph L. Sims v. United States

277 F.2d 93, 107 U.S. App. D.C. 294, 1960 U.S. App. LEXIS 4853

CourtCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

DecidedApril 14, 1960

Docket15471

StatusPublished

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Ralph L. Sims v. United States, 277 F.2d 93, 107 U.S. App. D.C. 294, 1960 U.S. App. LEXIS 4853 (D.C. Cir. 1960).

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Opinion

PER CURIAM.

Appellant was convicted of housebreaking and robbery on the testimony of two eye-witnesses, one of them the robbery victim. They said appellant was armed with a pistol. These witnesses had some acquaintance with appellant and their identification of him as the assailant was unequivocal. Six witnesses, relatives or friends of appellant, purported to corroborate appellant’s claimed alibi that he was somewhere else when the crime was committed.

It is contended that reversible error occurred when one witness testified: “When I opened the door Terrorizer came in. I didn’t know him as Ralph Sims. AH I know is Terrorizer.” No objection was made to this characterization of appellant and at no time was there a motion to strike or a motion for a mistrial.

The sharply conflicting evidence as to appellant’s participation in the crimes charged was submitted to the jury under instructions to which no objection was made or is now made.

We have also considered other contentions urged by the appellant. We find no error.

Affirmed.

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