United States v. Burl A. Sawyers, Vincent J. Johnkoski, Bonn Brown, Alfred W. Schroath

CRAVEN, Circuit Judge:

Six defendants, Burl A. Sawyers, Vincent J. Johnkoski, Alfred W. Schroath, Bonn Brown, Truman Gore, and William Wallace Barron, were indicted February 14, 1968, under 18 U.S.C.A. § 371 (1966).1 The one count indictment charged conspiracy to commit bribery in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 1952 (1951) (Supp.1969).2 A mistrial was granted *1337to defendant Gore when his attorney became ill during trial. Former Governor W. W. Barron was acquitted, and defendants Sawyers, Johnkoski, Schroath, and Brown were convicted. Defendants Brown and Schroath were each fined $10,000 and…