UNITED STATES v. LEIGHTON

No. 172, Docket 31476.

386 F.2d 822 (1967)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Louis LEIGHTON, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided December 15, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gilbert S. Rosenthal, New York City, for appellant.

Elkan Abramowitz, Asst. U. S. Atty., So. District of New York (Robert M. Morgenthau, U. S. Atty., and Michael S. Fawer, Asst. U. S. Atty., on the brief), for appellee.

Before WATERMAN, FRIENDLY and SMITH, Circuit Judges.


J. JOSEPH SMITH, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Louis Leighton was convicted on trial to the jury in the Southern District of New York, Dudley B. Bonsal, Judge, of bribing an Internal Revenue Agent in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 201(b), and he appeals. We find no error and affirm the judgment.

The alleged bribe was made during the second of two meetings with Field Agent Tiffany at Leighton's place of business. Both parties agree that a bribery suggestion was made...

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