United States v. Jerome Cantor, A/K/A "Jerry," A/K/A "The Teacher"

OPINION OF THE COURT

MAX ROSENN, Circuit Judge.

This is a pro se appeal by appellant from a judgment of conviction and sentence in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on an indictment charging him with conspiracy in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 and using interstate telephone facilities to conduct an illegal bookmaking establishment in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2 and 1952.

The appellant, indicted with 17 other persons, was tried alone to a jury in a trial commencing September 13th, 1971. On the day appellant’s case was scheduled for trial, only he and two others remained for trial by jury. The…