UNITED STATES v. FOWLER

Nos. 78-2292, 79-1050.

608 F.2d 2 (1979)

UNITED STATES of America v. Irving L. FOWLER, a/k/a Colgate, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America v. Zebbie D. GIBSON, Jr., Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided September 19, 1979.

As Amended September 28, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carol Garfiel Freeman, Glen Echo Heights, Md., for appellant in No. 79-1050.

John Hooper* with whom Michael Geltner, Washington, D. C. (appointed by this Court) and Larry J. Ritchie, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellant in No. 78-2292.

F. Joseph Warin, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., with whom Earl J. Silbert, U. S. Atty., John A. Terry, Peter E. George and William J. Hardy, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before ROBINSON and MacKINNON, Circuit Judges, and HAROLD GREENE, United States District Judge, United States District Court for the District of Columbia.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MacKINNON.

MacKINNON, Circuit Judge:

Following a jury trial, Irving L. Fowler, a/k/a "Colgate" and Zebbie D. Gibson were adjudged guilty on three counts1 of violating the White Slave Traffic Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2421.2 The principal criminal act for which Fowler and Gibson were indicted was that set forth in the First Count which charged that the appellants...

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