United States v. Achtner

CLARK, Circuit Judge.

The indictment here charged that on or about October 8, 1941, defendant, Wolfgang T. Achtner, being an alien never naturalized as a citizen, “unlawfully, wilfully and knowingly did falsely represent himself to E. L. Kenney of the Ebasco Services, Inc., 2 Rector Street, New York, City,” to be a naturalized citizen of the United States, in violation of 8 U.S.C.A. § 746(a) (18), which was expressly cited. Defendant pleaded “not guilty” to this charge at his arraignment on January 11, 1944; but on January 21, 1944, the day on which his present counsel was assigned, he changed…