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Billy Joe Helton v. United States
231 F.2d 654
5th Cir.
1956
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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.

Case Details

Case Name: Billy Joe Helton v. United States
Court Name: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Date Published: Apr 12, 1956
Citation: 231 F.2d 654
Docket Number: 15664_1
Court Abbreviation: 5th Cir.
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