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BRIGGS v. UNITED STATES

No. 12241.

221 F.2d 636 (1955)

Harry Russell BRIGGS, Appellant, v. The UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit.

April 22, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

James L. Roberts, Nashville, Tenn. (Fred Elledge, Jr., Nashville, Tenn., on the brief), for appellee.

Before SIMONS, Chief Judge; MILLER and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

MILLER, Circuit Judge.

The appellant, Harry Russell Briggs, was indicted under a 5-count indictment for presenting claims to a department or agency of the United States, knowing such claims to be false or fraudulent. Sec. 287, Title 18 U.S.Code. Following a verdict of guilty under Counts 1 and 2 and not guilty under Counts 3, 4, and 5, he was sentenced to two years imprisonment and a $1,000 fine upon each of the two counts, the sentence under the second count to run...

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