United States v. Shelby Louis Pollack

A jury convicted Shelby Louis Pollack of sixteen counts of mail fraud, 18 U.S. C.A § 1341, and of conspiracy, 18 U.S. C.A.. § 371. He was sentenced to imprisonment for three years. We affirm.

Pollack was indicted jointly with Julian Graham Silver and Samuel David Roseman. The case came on for trial on August 6, 1969. Counsel for all defendants were present. It was announced that Roseman was in the hospital, critically ill from a heart attack. Silver announced ready for trial. Pollack moved for a continuance on the ground that Roseman was an indispensable witness in his behalf. Roseman, as a…