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HOLT v. UNITED STATES

No. 18510.

288 F.2d 447 (1961)

Fuller HOLT et al., Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 25, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Cecil Palmour, Summerville, Ga., Wesley R. Asinof, Bobby Lee Cook, Atlanta, Ga., for appellants.

J. Robert Sparks, Asst. U. S. Atty., William C. O'Kelley, Asst. U. S. Atty., Charles D. Read, Jr., U. S. Atty., Atlanta, Ga., for appellees.

Before RIVES, BROWN, and WISDOM, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from convictions for conspiracy and various substantive counts of "moonshining".

Appellants' principal contention is that the participation of a paid government informer in their illegal activities estops the government from prosecuting them. The record clearly establishes that the government agent did not seduce otherwise innocent persons to violate the law. See Park v. United States, 5 Cir., 1960, 283 F.2d 253...

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