THOMPSON v. UNITED STATES

No. 20581.

342 F.2d 137 (1965)

Everitt W. THOMPSON, William R. Phillips and Earl N. Stokes, Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Rehearings Denied March 12, 1965.

Certiorari Denied May 24, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe Creel, Creel & Glasgow, Miami, Fla., for appellant Thompson.

Steadman S. Stahl, Jr., William R. Phillips, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., for appellant Phillips.

Joseph B. Merlin, Miami, Fla., for appellant Stokes.

Donald E. Stone, Asst. U. S. Atty., William A. Meadows, Jr., U. S. Atty., Lloyd G. Bates, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Southern Dist. of Florida, Miami, Fla., James C. Bright, Asst. Regional Counsel, I. R. C., Atlanta, Ga., on the brief, for appellee.

Before TUTTLE, Chief Judge, and JONES and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.


Certiorari Denied May 24, 1965. See 85 S.Ct. 1560.

ANDERSON, Circuit Judge.

The indictment in this case charged all three defendants, Everitt W. Thompson, William R. Phillips and Earl N. Stokes, in a single count of conspiracy to defraud the United States of payment of a tax on distilled spirits and to commit offenses against the laws of the United States concerning the illicit possession, transportation and distribution of distilled spirits. Each defendant...

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