UNITED STATES v. SHEWFELT

No. 71-2154.

455 F.2d 836 (1972)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leonard R. SHEWFELT and Imperial County Land Company, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 24, 1972.

Certiorari Denied May 22, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James G. Ehlers (argued), Oscar F. Irwin, of Hillyer & Irwin, San Diego, Cal., for defendants-appellants.

James W. Branningan, Dept. of Justice (argued), Harry Steward, U. S. Atty., San Diego, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WRIGHT and TRASK, Circuit Judges, and BYRNE, District Judge.


Certiorari Denied May 22, 1972. See 92 S.Ct. 2042.

BYRNE, District Judge:

At a jury trial, appellants Shewfelt and Imperial County Land Company (hereinafter Imperial Land) were found guilty of 14 counts of mail fraud, violations of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1341. Shewfelt was sentenced to 14 two-year prison terms, the sentences to run concurrently. Imperial Land was fined $1,000 for each count upon which it was convicted for a total of $14,000...

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