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UNITED STATES v. MISSLER

No. 12757.

414 F.2d 1293 (1969)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Earl MISSLER, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit.

Decided August 25, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward L. Genn, Washington, D. C. (Brown, Genn & Brown, Washington, D. C., on brief), for appellant.

Paul M. Rosenberg, Asst. U. S. Atty. (Stephen H. Sachs, U. S. Atty., and Clarence E. Goetz, Asst. U. S. Atty., on brief), for appellee.

Before HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge, and SOBELOFF and WINTER, Circuit Judges.

SOBELOFF, Circuit Judge:

This is Earl Missler's appeal from his conviction by District Judge Northrop, sitting without a jury, for violating the federal "obstruction of justice" statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1503. The indictment charged that he did "corruptly endeavor to influence, obstruct, and impede the due administration of justice" by hiring and paying sums of money to Vincent Ferrara to cause the murder of or serious injury to Richard O'Keefe.

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