Case Name: James O. MITCHELL, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1962-12-27
Citations: 311 F.2d 777
Docket Number: No. 17165
Parties: James O. MITCHELL, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 311
Pages: 777–778

Head Matter:
James O. MITCHELL, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.
No. 17165.
United States Court of AppealsDistriet of Columbia Circuit.
Argued Dec. 12, 1962.
Decided Dec. 27, 1962.
Mr. Harvey B. Bolton, Jr., Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. William H. Clarke, Washington, D. C. (appointed by this court), was on the brief, for appellant.
Mr. William H. Willcox, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. David C. Acheson, U. S. Atty., and Frank Q. Nebeker and Victor W. Caputy, Asst. U. S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee.
Before Wilbur K. Miller, Fahy and Wright, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
James O. Mitchell was observed by house detectives as he snatched a wallet from the purse of a woman in a crowded department store. He was immediately apprehended, and thereafter was indicted for robbery, tried and convicted.
On appeal, diligent counsel appointed to represent appellant complain that the detectives were permitted to testify they saw Mitchell touch the purses of other women in the store just before he was seen robbing the complaining witness. They say this was reversible error. We do not agree.
Affirmed.