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UNITED STATES v. JOHNS

No. 30617.

444 F.2d 58 (1971)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert JOHNS and Herman Lee Griffin, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 25, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Converse Bright, of Coleman, Blackburn, Kitchens & Bright, Valdosta, Ga., court appointed, for defendants-appellants.

William J. Schloth, U. S. Atty., Ronald T. Knight, Asst. U. S. Atty., Macon, Ga., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before TUTTLE, WISDOM, and INGRAHAM, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

The defendants were indicted and convicted under the Travel Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1952, for travelling and causing others to travel in interstate commerce for the purpose of carrying on gambling operations illegal in the State of Georgia where the operations were conducted.

There was ample evidence that the defendants themselves travelled in interstate commerce in order to run the gambling operations. The trial judge charged the jury that the interstate...

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