ROBERTS v. UNITED STATES

No. 12411.

226 F.2d 464 (1955)

Ira Coleman ROBERTS, Billy O'Niel Hughes, Appellants, v. The UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit.

October 25, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

L. E. Gwinn, Memphis, Tenn., for appellants.

J. Leonard Walker, argued Rhodes Bratcher, Louisville, Ky., on the Brief for appellee.

Before ALLEN, McALLISTER and MILLER, Circuit Judges.


MILLER, Circuit Judge.

Appellants, Ira Coleman Roberts and Billy O'Niel Hughes, were indicted for use of an interstate telephone call for the purpose of executing a scheme to defraud, in violation of Section 1343, Title 18, U. S. Code. Following trial by jury and a verdict of guilty, they received sentences of five years and three years respectively, from which these appeals were taken.

Section 1343, Title 18, U.S.Code, enacted July 16, 1952, provides as follows...

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