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MONROE v. UNITED STATES

Nos. 12683-12687, 12689, 12690.

234 F.2d 49 (1956)

John B. MONROE, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee. George C. PRATHER, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee. Roger W. SIMKINS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee. Curtis M. TAYLOR, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee. Albert H. SMITH, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee. Charles ANDERSON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee. Burnie KING, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided April 30, 1956.

Petitions for Rehearing Denied June 12, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Myron G. Ehrlich, Washington, D. C., for appellants Monroe and Prather.

Mr. John H. Burnett, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. George E. C. Hayes, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant Simkins.

Mr. Joseph Sitnick, Washington, D. C., for appellant Taylor.

Mr. James F. Reilly, Washington, D. C., for appellant Smith.

Mr. Curtis P. Mitchell, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Delong Harris, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellants Anderson and King.

Mr. Harold H. Greene, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. Leo A. Rover, U. S. Atty., at the time record was filed, Lewis Carroll, Edward P. Troxell, John D. Lane and Carl W. Belcher, Asst. U. S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee.

Mr. John F. Doyle, Asst. U. S. Atty., at the time record was filed, entered an appearance for appellee in Nos. 12683, 12684, 12685 and 12686.

Before WILBUR K. MILLER, FAHY and DANAHER, Circuit Judges.

FAHY, Circuit Judge.

These are appeals from convictions under 62 Stat. 701 (1948), 18 U.S.C. § 371 (1952), for conspiring to violate § 22-704, D.C.Code 1951 by bribery, and from convictions of bribery itself. The conspiracy and bribery were directed toward influencing the official conduct of Lieutenant Todd O. Thoman, Jr., of the Metropolitan Police Department, to perform his duties with partiality and favor, and otherwise than as required by law in the...

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