UNITED STATES v. McKEE

No. 718, Docket 72-1263.

462 F.2d 275 (1972)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Robert McKEE, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided June 7, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald Alch, Boston, Mass. (F. Lee Bailey, Boston, Mass., Stephan Peskin, New York City, of counsel), for appellant.

John D. Gordan III, Asst. U. S. Atty., New York City (Whitney North Seymour, Jr., U. S. Atty., for Southern District of New York, Thomas J. Fitzpatrick, John W. Nields, Jr., Asst. U. S. Attys., New York City, (of counsel), for appellee.

Before CLARK, Associate Justice,, LUMBARD and KAUFMAN, Circuit Judges.


Mr. Justice CLARK:

Robert McKee appeals from his conviction by a jury of conspiracy to violate the Travel Act, 18 U.S.C. § 371, and of two substantive counts thereunder, 18 U.S.C. § 1952. The evidence indicated that McKee and two other Councilmen of the City of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, had accepted bribes of $5000 each from Teleprompter Corporation and Irving Kahn, its President, to award the exclusive rights to operate cable television in Johnstown to Teleprompter...

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