Peter Desimone, John Stepich, Harold Hopkins v. United States

JAMES ALGER FEE, Circuit Judge.

Appellants Stepich and Hopkins were indicted with three other defendants, Desimone, Felton and DePierris by a grand jury in the Western District of Washington, for conspiring to commit lan offense against the United States in violation of 26 U.S.C.A. § 3253, which reads:

“Any person who shall carry on the business of * * * retail liquor dealer * * * and willfully fails to pay the special tax as required by law, shall * * * be fined * * * and be imprisoned •X* -X* -X* »>

There was a trial before The Honor'able John Bowen, sitting without a jury |by consent of…