Bernard W. Klotz, Appellant, v. United States of America, Appellee, 232 F.2d 708 (5th Cir. 1956)
Annotate this CaseJames Wilkinson, III, New Orleans, La., Hugh M. Wilkinson, Jr., New Orleans, La., for appellant.
Prim B. Smith, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., New Orleans, La., George R. Blue, U. S. Atty., New Orleans, La., for appellee.
Before RIVES, TUTTLE and JONES, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM.
The appellant was adjudged guilty upon a jury's verdict of violating Title 18 U.S.Code, § 1709,1 and was sentenced to imprisonment for six months.
The sole question on appeal is whether the district court erred in denying appellant's motions for judgment of acquittal and for a new trial for the reason that the evidence was insufficient in law to support his conviction. A careful examination of the record convinces us that there was no such error, and the judgment is therefore
Affirmed.
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