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UNITED STATES v. ASHTON

Crim. No. 74-258.

399 F.Supp. 1192 (1974)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. James A. ASHTON, Defendant.

United States District Court, W. D. Pennsylvania.

December 19, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel J. Orr, III, Asst. U. S. Atty., Pittsburgh, Pa., for plaintiff.

Wendell G. Freeland, Pittsburgh, Pa., for defendant

OPINION AND ORDER

MARSH, District Judge.

James A. Ashton, a practicing attorney in Allegheny County, was convicted by a jury of two counts of mail fraud. He filed a "Motion for Arrest of Judgment" and a "Motion for a New Trial." In our opinion both motions should be denied.

The reason assigned in support of the motion for arrest of judgment states: "The indictment does not charge an offense against the United States under the applicable interpretation...

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