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UNITED STATES v. MASON

No. 81-5023.

673 F.2d 737 (1982)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Booker T. MASON, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided March 25, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald P. Fischetti, John C. Lindsay, New York City (Henry Hammer, Anne C. Feigus, New York City, on brief), for appellant.

Craig C. Donsanto, Director, Election Crimes Branch, Public Integrity Section, Crim. Div., Washington, D. C. (Nancy L. Simmons, Public Integrity Section, Crim. Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., on brief), for appellee.

Before HAYNSWORTH, Senior Circuit Judge, and BUTZNER and SPROUSE, Circuit Judges.

SPROUSE, Circuit Judge:

Booker T. Mason appeals his conviction for "vote-buying" in a South Carolina election held to elect both local and federal officials. He was indicted under the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 1973i(c) and found guilty by a jury. He contends he solicited votes only for the county sheriff's race, not for any federal candidate, and therefore there was no jurisdiction to try him under the federal statute. He also contends there was not sufficient...

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