ESTEP v. UNITED STATES

No. 15048.

223 F.2d 19 (1955)

William ESTEP, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied July 15, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard Dailey, Lester L. May, Maury Hughes, Dallas, Tex., for appellant.

Heard L. Floore, U. S. Atty., Ft. Worth, Tex., Wm. H. Timbers, Gen. Counsel, U. S. Sec. and Exch. Comm., Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before HUTCHESON, Chief Judge, and TUTTLE and JONES, Circuit Judges.


HUTCHESON, Chief Judge.

Tried and convicted on nine counts of a ten count indictment, charging in four of them violations of the Mail Fraud Statute, 18 U.S.C., § 1341, and, in five, of the Securities Act, as amended, 15 U.S.C.A. §§ 77e(a) (1) and (2) and 77q (a), and sentenced to imprisonment for five years and to pay a fine of $2000, defendant has appealed.

Putting forward four specifications of error,1 appellant...

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