Lorenzo White, Joyce Harper and Ruby Fields v. United States

254 F.2d 137, 17 Alaska 624

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: June 25, 1958
• Docket: 15667_1
• Status: Published

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

On May 25, 1956, appellants (Lorenzo White, Joyce Harper and Ruby Fields 1 ) and others were indicted in the District Court for the Territory of Alaska. The indictment was in seven counts. Count 1 charged appellants with having violated § 4724(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, 26 U.S.C.A. § 4724(b). 2 Count 2 charged appellants with having violated 21 U.S.C.A. § 174. Counts 3 and 7 charged appellants with having violated 18 U.S.C.A. § 371. Counts 4 and 5 did not charge any of the appellants with any offense. Count 6 charged Fields with having violated 18 U.S.C.A. § 1716, but did not charge White or Harper with any offense. Appellants were arraigned, pleaded not guilty, had a jury trial, were found guilty as charged, were sentenced 3 and have appealed. Appellants’ brief contains no specification of errors. 4 We have examined the record and have found no reversible error.

Judgments affirmed.

1 . Also known as Ruby Jeanette Fields, as Ruby Mayfield and as Pearline Adams.

2 . Penalties for violating § 4724(b) are prescribed in § 7237 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.

3 . Three judgments were entered — one sentencing White, one sentencing Harper, one sentencing Melds.

4 . Our Rule 18, 28 U.S.C.A. provides:

“1. Counsel for the appellant shall file with the clerk of this court 20 copies of a printed brief * * *

“2. This brief shall contain * * *

“(d) In all cases a specification of errors relied upon which shall be numbered and shall set out separately and particularly each error intended to be urged. * * * »