Ernest L. Allen v. United States

First Circuit

Ernest L. Allen v. United States

333 F.2d 679

CourtCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit

DecidedOctober 12, 1964

Docket6298

StatusPublished

Cited by4 cases

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Ernest L. Allen v. United States, 333 F.2d 679 (1st Cir. 1964).

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PER CURIAM.

Two primary contentions are advanced on this appeal from a judgment of sentence imposed following a jury verdict of guilty of giving a sum of money as a bribe to an internal revenue agent in violation of Title 18 U.S.C. § 201(b) (3). These contentions are that the evidence is insufficient to support the verdict and that the court below erred in admitting tape recordings of a conversation between the appellant and the agent into evidence as an exhibit.

An examination of the record discloses ample evidence to support the verdict. The tape recordings were obtained under similar, indeed practically identical, circumstances as the tape recordings considered and held admissible in evidence by this court in Gorin v. United States, 313 F.2d 641 (C.A. 1), cert. denied, 374 U.S. 829, 84 S.Ct. 1870, 10 L.Ed.2d 1052 (1963), and by the Supreme Court of the United States in Lopez v. United States, 373 U.S. 427, 437, 440, 83 S.Ct. 1381, 10 L.Ed.2d 462 (1963).

Secondary contentions advanced on the appellant’s behalf, such as entrapment as a matter of law, fatal variance between the proof and the indictment and prejudicial argument by the prosecuting attorney, have too little substance to invite discussion.

Judgment will be entered affirming the judgment of the District Court

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PER CURIAM.

Two primary contentions are advanced on this appeal from a judgment of sentence imposed following a jury verdict of guilty of giving a sum of money as a bribe to an internal revenue agent in violation of Title 18 U.S.C. § 201(b) (3). These contentions are that the evidence is insufficient to support the verdict and that the court below erred in admitting tape recordings of a conversation between the appellant and the agent into evidence as an exhibit.

An examination of the record discloses ample evidence to support the verdict. The tape recordings were obtained under similar, indeed practically identical, circumstances as the tape recordings considered and held admissible in evidence by this court in Gorin v. United States, 313 F.2d 641 (C.A. 1), cert. denied, 374 U.S. 829, 84 S.Ct. 1870, 10 L.Ed.2d 1052 (1963), and by the Supreme Court of the United States in Lopez v. United States, 373 U.S. 427, 437, 440, 83 S.Ct. 1381, 10 L.Ed.2d 462 (1963).

Secondary contentions advanced on the appellant’s behalf, such as entrapment as a matter of law, fatal variance between the proof and the indictment and prejudicial argument by the prosecuting attorney, have too little substance to invite discussion.

Judgment will be entered affirming the judgment of the District Court

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