Case Name: Frank YOUNG, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1959-06-04
Citations: 267 F.2d 692
Docket Number: No. 14288
Parties: Frank YOUNG, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 267
Pages: 692–695

Head Matter:
Frank YOUNG, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.
No. 14288.
United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.
Argued March 2, 1959.
Decided June 4, 1959.
Mr. George B. Parks (appointed by this Court), Washington, D. C., for appellant.
Mr. Jerome A. Cohen, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. Oliver Gasch, U. S. Atty., and Carl W. Belcher, Asst. U. S. Atty., were on the brief, for appellee.
Messrs. Lewis Carroll, Harry T. Alexander and Nathan J. Paulson, Asst. U. S. Attys., also entered appearances for appellee.
Before Edgerton, Bazelon and Burger, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Appellant was convicted of a narcotics violation. We affirm because we find no error affecting substantial rights.
We do not think the appeal is "plainly frivolous." Ellis v. United States, 1958, 356 U.S. 674, 78 S.Ct. 974, 2 L.Ed.2d 1060. Neither did the District Court or the United States Attorney. The District Court granted leave to appeal m forma pauperis and the United States Attorney did not oppose this action.
Frivolousness is a ground for dismissing an appeal in forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. § 1915 (1952), and also a prepaid appeal under Rule 39, Fed.R.Crim.P., 18 U.S.C.A. United States v. Johnson, 1946, 327 U.S. 106, 111, 113, 66 S.Ct. 464, 90 L.Ed. 562; United States v. Peltz, 2 Cir., 1957, 246 F.2d 537; Sykes v. United States, 4 Cir., 1955, 224 F.2d 313. Prepaid appeals are rarely dismissed. The United States Attorney rarely moves to dismiss a docketed appeal. He did not move to dismiss this appeal.
Our views are more fully set forth in Jones v. United States, -U.S.App.D.C. -, 266 F.2d 924, Statement by Circuit Judge Bazelon of his position in voting to grant the petition for leave to appeal in forma pauperis. (Opinion, -U.S.App.D.C. -, 266 F.2d 924, pp. 925-931, filed April 30, 1959).
Affirmed.