Ford v. District of Columbia , 1954 D.C. App. LEXIS 230 ( 1954 )

HOOD, Associate Judge

(concurring).

I agree with the judgment of affirmance in this case, 'but I disagree with the implication in the opinion that except for his failure to make timely request appellant was entitled to have the jury instructed that no unfavorable inference was to be be drawn from his failure to testify. Such an instruction is appropriate only in a criminal case and a bastardy proceeding is not a criminal case.