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MELLON v. UNITED STATES

No. 12285.

170 F.2d 583 (1948)

MELLON v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

November 6, 1948.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel M. Johnston, of Mobile, Ala., and Charles I. Francis, Tarlton Morrow and Jack D. Head, all of Houston, Tex., for appellant.

Percy C. Fountain, U. S. Atty., of Mobile, Ala., for appellee.

Before McCORD and LEE, Circuit Judges, and MIZE, District Judge.

McCORD, Circuit Judge.

Appellant, W. L. Mellon, was indicted, tried, and convicted for violating Section 96 of Title 18, United States Code,1 the offense involving an alleged attempt to bribe a representative of the United States War Shipping Administration, one Joseph W. Edgar, while Edgar was engaged in the performance of his official duties as a government marine surveyor.

The indictment contains three counts. Counts one and...

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