WILLIAMS v. UNITED STATES

No. 12711.

179 F.2d 656 (1950)

WILLIAMS v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

January 10, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. C. Dressler, Miami, Fla., Bart A. Riley, Miami, Fla., for appellant.

Leo Meltzer, Sp. Asst. to Atty. Gen., Fred Botts, Asst. U. S. Atty., Miami, Fla., Herbert S. Phillips, U. S. Atty., Tampa, Fla., for appellee.

Before HOLMES, WALLER, and SIBLEY, Circuit Judges.


WALLER, Circuit Judge.

This case is another instance where in applying the third degree in an endeavor to unearth a crime a more reprehensible crime was thereby committed.

The appellant, Williams, a private detective, was indicted, along with Perry, Bombaci, Ford, Yuhas, and Lindsley Lumber Co., an alleged corporation, in four counts under Section 52 [now § 242], Title 18, U.S.C.A. Section 20, U. S. Criminal Code, for willfully depriving four persons...

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