MONTFORD v. UNITED STATES

No. 14065.

200 F.2d 759 (1952)

MONTFORD et al. v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

December 29, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marion B. Knight, Blountstown, Fla., Zach H. Douglas, Jacksonville, Fla., for appellants.

Hayford O. Enwall, Asst. U. S. Atty., Gainesville, Fla., George Earl Hoffman, U. S. Atty., Pensacola, Fla., for appellee.

Before BORAH, STRUM and RIVES, Circuit Judges.


STRUM, Circuit Judge.

Appellants were convicted of conspiring to violate the Internal Revenue Laws relating to the manufacture, possession, and sale of non-tax paid distilled spirits. 26 U.S. C.A. §§ 2803(a), 2810(a), 2833(a) and 2834. On appeal it is contended, inter alia, that hearsay evidence was erroneously admitted at the trial in an effort to connect appellants with the conspiracy.

The evidence reveals a series of typical clandestine...

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