Case Name: FURQUERON v. UNITED STATES
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1946-12-09
Citations: 158 F.2d 193
Docket Number: No. 9247
Parties: FURQUERON v. UNITED STATES.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 158
Pages: 193–193

Head Matter:
FURQUERON v. UNITED STATES.
No. 9247.
United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia.
Submitted Nov. 19, 1946.
Decided Dec. 9, 1946.
Mr. Woodrow E. Faulkner, of Washington, D. C., submitted on the brief for appellant.
Mr. Sidney S. Sachs, Assistant United States Attorney, of Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. George E. McNeil, United States Attorney at the time the brief was filed, and Mr. Arthur J. McLaughlin, Assistant United States Attorney, both of Washington, D. C., were on the brief, submitted on the brief for appellee. Mr. Edward M. Curran, of Washington D. C., United States Attorney at the time the record was filed, also entered an appearance for appellee.
Before GRONER, Chief Justice, and CLARK and PRETTYMAN, Associate Justices.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Appellant was indicted with one Nicewander for the robbery of a Mrs. Becker. Nicewander pleaded guilty. Appellant was tried by a jury and convicted. Before and at the trial he was identified positively by Mrs. Becker as the man who held her at the point of a gun for some ten minutes while another man ransacked the safe in the office where she worked. Appellant's defense consisted of the testimony of two witnesses who attempted in a vague manner to establish an alibi for him.
Appellant presents several points concerning the absence from the trial of another eyewitness, conduct of appellant's counsel, statements by the prosecutor, conduct of Nicewander, the attempted identification of a gun excluded by the court, and the instructions given the jury by the court. We have examined the entire record and find no merit in any of these contentions. Regarding the absence of the witness, the court went so far as to instruct the jury, in effect, that they might infer from the witness's absence that his testimony would not be favorable to the Government.
Affirmed.