BLACHLY v. UNITED STATES

No. 23574.

380 F.2d 665 (1967)

Howard A. BLACHLY and Robert L. McMillen, Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

July 11, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Sheldon Toomer, Lake Charles, La., James W. Schwing, New Iberia, La., for appellants.

E. V. Boagni, Asst. U. S. Atty., Edward L. Shaheen, U. S. Atty., Shreveport, La., for appellee.

Before BROWN, MOORE, and BELL, Circuit Judges.


JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:

These are appeals from convictions by a jury of 18 counts of mail fraud, 18 U.S.C.A. § 1341.1 The original indictment charged Blachly, McMillen and Hockensmith2 with use of the mails to effect sales of water softeners under a fraudulent referral selling plan to various persons in the area of Morgan City, Louisiana. Hockensmith pleaded...

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