UNITED STATES v. BRIDDLE

Cr. No. 30976-CD.

212 F.Supp. 584 (1962)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. James BRIDDLE, Harold Donald Mitchell, Defendants.

United States District Court S. D. California, Central Division.

December 27, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis C. Whelan, U. S. Atty., Thomas R. Sheridan, Asst. U. S. Atty., Norman T. Ollestad, Asst. U. S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff.

William Bryan Osborne, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants.


MATHES, District Judge.

The defendants stand indicted for "holding" or possessing gold bullion in violation of 12 U.S.C. § 95a; Executive Order No. 6260, as amended; and 31 U.S.C. § 442. The provisions of 31 U.S.C. § 442 deal only with civil penalties, and so are immaterial to the criminal charge.

Sections 95a(1) and (3) of Title 12 of the United States Code, insofar as here relevant, provide that...

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