Case Name: L. T. MONTFORD, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1959-10-30
Citations: 271 F.2d 52
Docket Number: No. 17614
Parties: L. T. MONTFORD, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 271
Pages: 52–52

Head Matter:
L. T. MONTFORD, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.
No. 17614.
United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.
Oct. 30, 1959.
Zach H. Douglas, Jacksonville, Fla., B. L. Solomon, Marianna, Fla., for appellant.
F. E. Steinmeyer, III, Asst. U. S. Atty., Wilfred C. Varn, U. S. Atty., Tallahassee, Fla., for appellee.
Before RIVES, Chief Judge, and TUTTLE and JONES, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Perhaps inadvertently, but nonetheless over appropriate objection, the charge of the district court in effect directed the jury to return a verdict of guilty. In so doing the court erred. The judgment is
Reversed.