Case Name: Billy Joe HELTON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1956-04-12
Citations: 231 F.2d 654
Docket Number: No. 15664
Parties: Billy Joe HELTON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 231
Pages: 654–654

Head Matter:
Billy Joe HELTON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.
No. 15664.
United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.
April 12, 1956.
See also 5 Cir., 221 F.2d 338.
Charles W. Tessmer, Dallas, Tex., for appellant.
William O. Braeeklein, Asst. U. S. Atty., Dallas, Tex., Heard L. Floore, U. S. Atty., Fort Worth, Tex., for the United States.
Before RIVES, TUTTLE and JONES, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
It is necessary to consider only the first specification of error to the effect that the district court erred in failing to charge on the presumption of innocence. Appellant's exception to such failure duly reserved must be sustained. Coffin v. U. S., 156 U.S. 432, 15 S.Ct. 394, 39 L.Ed. 481.
The judgment of conviction is accordingly reversed and the case remanded for a new trial.
Reversed and remanded.