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LEDFORD v. UNITED STATES

No. 10076.

155 F.2d 574 (1946)

LEDFORD et al. v. UNITED STATES.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

May 31, 1946.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry B. Miller, of Lexington, Ky. (Harry B. Miller, of Lexington, Ky., James Sampson, of Harlan, Ky., and Golden & Lay, of Pineville, Ky., on the brief), for appellants.

R. M. Stephenson, of Lexington, Ky. (Claude P. Stephens and Robert M. Stephenson, both of Lexington, Ky., on the brief), for appellee.

Before SIMONS, MARTIN, and MILLER, Circuit Judges.

MARTIN, Circuit Judge.

The four appellants were indicted, convicted and sentenced for violation of Section 19 of the Criminal Code, Title 18, U.S.C.A. § 51, which penalizes conspiracy by two or more persons "to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any citizen in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the Constitution or laws of the United States." The Supreme Court has held that this section of the Criminal Code embraces...

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