UNITED STATES v. KING

No. 74-2004.

505 F.2d 602 (1974)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lawrence Charles KING, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 16, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert F. Lewis, Birmingham, Ala. (Court-appointed), for defendant-appellant.

Wayman G. Sherrer, U. S. Atty., Albert C. Bowen, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Birmingham, Ala., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GEWIN, AINSWORTH and GEE, Circuit Judges.


AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:

Appellant King was tried and convicted by a jury of violating 18 U.S.C. § 13431 by using telephone communications in interstate commerce as part of a fraudulent scheme to obtain money. King was sentenced to three years' imprisonment, and brought this appeal, alleging two errors which we discuss below. Finding no reversible error by the district court, we affirm.

I. The Scheme

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