UNITED STATES v. LEFNER

Nos. 24412, 24588.

422 F.2d 1021 (1970)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Thomas W. LEFNER, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David H. JONES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

February 17, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph R. Carter, Jr. (argued) (in 24412), Culver City, Cal., John Douglas Lang (argued) (in 24588), of Rawlinson, Lang & Lister, Woodland, Hills, Cal., for appellants.

Edward Wallin (argued), Asst. U.S. Atty., Robert L. Brosio, Asst. U. S. Atty., Wm. Matthew Byrne, U. S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for appellee.

Before MERRILL and ELY, Circuit Judges, and CROCKER, District Judge.


CROCKER, District Judge:

Appellants were convicted of a conspiracy to transfer or deliver counterfeit Government obligations. 18 U.S.C. § 371. Both defendants appealed to this court, filing separate briefs. This court granted a Government motion to consolidate the appeals. The appellants claim that there is insufficient evidence to support a finding of a conspiracy and that in any event they were entrapped by undercover agents of the United States Treasury Department...

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