BARNETT v. GOVERNMENT OF CANAL ZONE

No. 5102.

25 F.2d 459 (1928)

BARNETT v. GOVERNMENT OF CANAL ZONE.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 13, 1928.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William C. Todd, of Cristobal, Canal Zone, for plaintiff in error.

Charles J. Riley, U. S. Atty., of St. Louis, Mo. (J. J. McGuigan, Asst. U. S. Atty., of Ancon, Canal Zone, on the brief), for defendant in error.

Before WALKER, BRYAN, and FOSTER, Circuit Judges.


BRYAN, Circuit Judge.

Barnett was convicted of conspiracy to steal a quantity of paint that was a part of the stores of a ship at Cristobal, Canal Zone.

A number of the ship's crew were included in the indictment, and some of them took the stand, admitted their own guilt, and testified that they stole the paint under an agreement that Barnett would buy it from them. Their testimony was not corroborated by any other witness or by any circumstance.

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