Cleo Francis Hughes v. United States

PICKETT, Circuit Judge.

The defendant, Hughes, appeals from a conviction on an 8-count indictment charging him with using the mails for the delivery of nonmailable matter, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1718, 1461, and 1463. 1 This appeal presents the questions of the sufficiency of the evidence ,to sustain the verdict; error in the admission of evidence of crimes or acts -other than those set forth in the indictment; and prejudicial examination of an .expert witness by the court.

At the conclusion of the prosecution’s case, the court denied a motion for a judgment of acquittal. The defendant…