UNITED STATES v. WILLIAMS

No. 149.

146 F.2d 651 (1945)

UNITED STATES v. WILLIAMS.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

January 4, 1945.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. X. McGohey, U. S. Atty., of New York City (Harold J. McAuley, Asst. U. S. Atty., of New York City, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.

John A. Bolles, of New York City, for defendant-appellant.

Before CHASE, CLARK, and FRANK, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

The appellant was tried by jury in the District Court for the Southern District of New York on an indictment charging the use of the mail to defraud in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 338. After conviction and sentence he has appealed and seeks a reversal on the ground of error committed by the court when, just before the case was submitted, the jury was told in response to the request of the district attorney that "Of course, ignorance of the law is never...

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