THORNTON v. UNITED STATES

No. 18265.

290 F.2d 159 (1961)

Frank THORNTON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

May 18, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wm. T. Brooks, Wm. L. Gower, Atlanta, Ga., for appellant.

Charles D. Read, Jr., U. S. Atty., John W. Stokes, Jr., J. Robert Sparks, Asst. U. S. Attys., Atlanta, Ga., for appellee.

Before RIVES, CAMERON and WISDOM, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from a conviction on all counts of a four-count indictment charging violations of the liquor laws. The only point raised on appeal is that the court below erred in failing to direct a verdict of acquittal. From the evidence received at the trial, the jury could have believed the following.

On or about March 26, 1958, Curtis Armour, a paid informer for the Anti Moonshine League, a private organization, called on the defendant Frank...

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