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SHIELDS v. UNITED STATES

No. 4686.

26 F.2d 993 (1928)

SHIELDS v. UNITED STATES.

Court of Appeals of District of Columbia.

Decided June 4, 1928.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. M. Doyle, J. H. Burnett and J. A. O'Shea, both of Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Peyton Gordon and J. W. Fihelly, both of Washington, D. C., for the United States.

Before MARTIN, Chief Justice, and ROBB and VAN ORSDEL, Associate Justices.

ROBB, Associate Justice.

Appellant, Shields, was indicted under section 39 of the Penal Code (35 Stat. 1096), which provides: "Whoever shall promise, offer, or give, or cause or procure to be promised, offered, or given, any money or other thing of value, * * * to any officer of the United States, or to any person acting for or on behalf of the United States in any official function, under or by authority of any department or office of the government thereof, * *...

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