UNITED STATES v. BENNETT

No. 80-1110.

623 F.2d 52 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Benjamin Franklin BENNETT, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 9, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. B. Laster and Thomas M. Carpenter, Little Rock, Ark., filed brief for appellant.

George W. Proctor, U. S. Atty., and Kenneth F. Stoll, Asst. U. S. Atty., Little Rock, Ark., filed brief for appellee.

Before HEANEY, BRIGHT and STEPHENSON, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Benjamin Franklin Bennett was convicted on three counts of a five-count indictment alleging violations of 18 U.S.C. § 1955. Those three counts charged Bennett and several other persons with operating an illegal gambling business with gross revenue of more than $2,000. Each count alleged a single day's gambling and together they concerned September 5, 10 and 12, 1975. Bennett received a $1,000 fine and a concurrent one-year sentence for each of two...

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