UNITED STATES v. OWEN

No. 11329.

231 F.2d 831 (1956)

The UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James W. OWEN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 9, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles D. Snewind, Allen H. Schultz, Louis L. Biro, Chicago, Ill., for appellant.

John B. Stoddart, Jr., U. S. Atty., Marks Alexander, Asst. U. S. Atty., Springfield, Ill., Robert B. Oxtoby, Asst. U. S. Atty., Springfield, Ill., for appellee.

Before FINNEGAN, LINDLEY and SCHNACKENBERG, Circuit Judges.


FINNEGAN, Circuit Judge.

Having waived a jury, defendant Owen proceeded to trial, before the district judge, on a twenty count indictment grounded on 18 U.S.C.A. § 1341.1 Owen was found guilty on seventeen counts and the remaining three counts were dismissed on the government's motion. Defense motions for a new trial, or in the alternative, for a judgment of not guilty notwithstanding the...

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