United States v. James Russell Hawthorne

370 F.2d 330

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Decided: February 27, 1967
• Docket: 10664_1
• Status: Published

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

James Russell Hawthorne was convicted by a jury on two counts of an indictment charging the use of interstate facilities to promote illegal gambling enterprises, and received 5-year sentences on each count, to be served concurrently. In United States v. Hawthorne, 356 F.2d 740 (4th Cir.), cert. denied, 384 U.S. 908, 86 S.Ct. 1344, 16 L.Ed.2d 360 (1966), we reversed the conviction on the first count, but affirmed the conviction on the second, and remanded the case so that the District Court might reconsider the sentence on the remaining count in light of our action.

On remand, the District Judge, after a hearing in which he carefully considered the Court of Appeals opinion, the presentence investigation, statements made by defense counsel, and the defendant’s allocution, entered an order reducing Hawthorne’s sentence from five years to two. The revised sentence was appealed to this court.

After hearing the earnest and skillful argument of counsel for the defendant upon the merits of the present appeal, and having considered the additional briefs filed by the parties, this court finds no error in the sentencing procedures.

The judgment of the District Court, as revised, is

Affirmed.