Tom C. Clark

“ The Court may say to the jury at this time that I want you to make an honest and sincere effort to reach an agreement as to the merits of this case. I do not want you to shirk your duty. I want you to be fair to the Government, the United States, and the defendant. ”

“ Nevertheless, this case has taken many days to try, and I hope you will make a sincere effort to compromise and adjust your differences and reach a verdict, if possible.'
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States federal government (see 17 U.S.C. 105) . ”

“ We think the jury could readily have concluded that petitioner had saved no such reserve.
Petitioner's other objections can be disposed of quickly. First, he contends it was error for the special agent, a witness for the Government, to give his 'personal opinion' that petitioner had no cash on hand at the starting point. But this distorts what actually happened. The agent was asked on cross-examination to give a 'yes or no' answer to whether in his net worth statement he had credited petitioner with any cash on hand for 1941. ”