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UNITED STATES v. FORD

No. 71-1567 Summary Calendar.

451 F.2d 1163 (1971)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kenneth Algene FORD, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 7, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Billy C. Bedsole, Mobile, Ala., for defendants-appellants.

Irwin W. Coleman, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., C. S. White-Spunner, Jr., U. S. Atty., Mobile, Ala., Edward J. Vulevich, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Mobile, Ala., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BELL, AINSWORTH and GODBOLD, Circuit Judges.

AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge.

Appellants Ford, Malone and Shannon were jointly indicted and convicted on one count of possessing, selling and transferring 100 gallons of untaxed distilled spirits, in violation of 26 U.S.C. §§ 5604(a)(1), 5205(a)(2).

Appellants contend on appeal (1) that the Government unlawfully made a contingency fee arrangement with a paid informer; (2) that the Court abused its discretion...

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