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BEACH v. UNITED STATES

Nos. 13489, 13490.

240 F.2d 888 (1957)

Wallace BEACH, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee. Abraham GREENE, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 24, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. H. Clifford Allder, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Charles E. Ford, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellants.

Mr. Nathan J. Paulson, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. Oliver Gasch, U. S. Atty., Lewis Carroll and Frederick G. Smithson, Asst. U. S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee.

Mr. Richard J. Snider, Asst. U. S. Atty., also entered an appearance for appellee.

Before BAZELON, FAHY and DANAHER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Appellant Beach on 14 counts, and appellant Greene on 4 counts, of a "numbers game" indictment were convicted of various violations of D. C. Code 1951, §§ 22-1501, 1502, 1505 and 1508. Both were convicted of violation of Title 26 United States Code, § 7262, in that, within the District of Columbia, they respectively "engaged in the business of accepting wagers" without either having paid an occupational tax. They argue that the District...

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