UNITED STATES v. MULLENS

No. 78-5146.

583 F.2d 134 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert MULLENS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 1, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Gandy, Paris, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

John H. Hannah, Jr., U. S. Atty., M. Lawrence Wells, Asst. U. S. Atty., Tyler, Tex., Breckenridge L. Willcox, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GEWIN, RONEY and GEE, Circuit Judges.


RONEY, Circuit Judge:

In a case of first impression before this Court, defendant challenges the constitutionality of 21 U.S.C.A. § 622, which prohibits, among other things, the acceptance of gifts by federal meat inspectors. Convicted of 33 violations of this statute and three counts of perjury for denial of the receipt of the gifts in testimony before a Grand Jury, 18 U.S.C.A. § 1623, defendant also seeks to have his convictions set aside for insufficient...

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