Charles T. Henderson, Jr., George Truitt Robbins and John B. Dees v. United States

RIVES, Circuit Judge.

Under 18 U.S.G. § 371, the three appellants were convicted of a conspiracy to violate certain sections of the Internal Revenue Code which proscribe the various activities connected with the distilling of non-taxpaid, or moonshine, whiskey. During the period of the alleged conspiracy, that is from August 15, 1954 to February 8,1955, the appellant George Truitt Robbins was Sheriff of Levy County, Florida; the appellant Dees was a resident of Jacksonville, Florida, charged with having furnished financial backing for the illicit operations; and the appellant Henderson…