LECHE v. UNITED STATES

No. 9578.

118 F.2d 246 (1941)

LECHE v. UNITED STATES.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 9, 1941.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin W. Littleton, of New York City, and St. Clair Adams, of New Orleans, La., for appellant.

Harvey G. Fields, U. S. Atty., and Malcolm E. Lafargue, Asst. U. S. Atty., both of Shreveport, La., Louis B. Schwartz, Sr., Atty., Dept. of Justice, and Harold Rosenwald, Sp. Asst. to Atty. Gen., Alfred B. Teton, Associate Atty., Dept. of Justice, and O. John Rogge, Asst. Atty. Gen., all of Washington, D. C., and Robert Weinstein, Asst. U. S. Atty., of New Orleans, La., for appellee.

Before SIBLEY, HOLMES, and McCORD, Circuit Judges.


HOLMES, Circuit Judge.

Upon a trial by jury, appellant was found guilty of using the mails to defraud as charged in an indictment containing three counts. Pleas of guilty to the indictment were entered by J. P. Abernathy and George Younger, jointly indicted with appellant. For a full, detailed, and accurate statement of the allegations of each count, see the opinion of the court below in this case, which is reported in 34 Fed.Supp. 982. From a judgment upon the verdict...

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