BRIDGEFORTH v. UNITED STATES

No. 12715.

233 F.2d 451 (1956)

William Sousa BRIDGEFORTH, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee. Robert W. ABERNATHY, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee. William Thomas WOODSON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee. William Sousa BRIDGEFORTH, William Thomas Woodson, and Robert W. Abernathy, Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit.

May 15, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ward Hudgins, Nashville, Tenn. (Harris Gilbert, Nashville, Tenn., on the brief), for appellants.

Fred Elledge, Jr., Nashville, Tenn., for appellee.

Before ALLEN, McALLISTER, and MILLER, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Appellants were convicted of the offense of violating Title 26 U.S.C.A. § 3294(a), providing for failure to pay the tax required of persons engaged in receiving wagers. Neither intent to evade nor willfulness are required as proof of guilt of such offense. Appellants were sentenced to confinement and to payment of a fine for violation of the above named section of the statute. They concede they were legally convicted and sentenced under the count...

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