United States v. Bates

LINDLEY, District Judge.

The Supreme Court in Bates v. United States, 323 U.S. 15, 65 S.Ct. 15, in its review of our decision, United States v. Bates, 7 Cir., 141 F.2d 436, affirming Bates’ conviction, stated that the Government had formally conceded that the conviction could not be sustained upon the ground that Bates had “conspired with unknown Nazi agents to export gold”; had failed “to produce evidence of contacts with Nazi agents” and had admitted' that Bates’ “story of his negotiations with Nazi agents was a sham.” Therefore, said the court, the conviction of the charge of conspiracy to…