BARNES v. UNITED STATES

No. 15450.

223 F.2d 891 (1955)

Owen P. BARNES, Jr., Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

June 30, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Porter P. Byrum, Charlotte, N. C., for appellant.

William C. Calhoun, U. S. Atty., Augusta, Ga., Donald H. Fraser, Asst. U. S. Atty., Savannah, Ga., for appellee.

Before TUTTLE, CAMERON and JONES, Circuit Judges.


JONES, Circuit Judge.

The appellant, Owen P. Barnes, Jr., was convicted on forty-four counts for violation of the Bankruptcy Act. 18 U.S.C.A. §§ 151 and 152, formerly 11 U.S.C.A. § 52. The statute permits punishment by a fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment of not more than five years, or both. He was sentenced to imprisonment for two years and fined $5,000. The sentence did not require the appellant to pay the costs of prosecution. An appeal...

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