Carl Eugene Valentine v. United States

JONES, Circuit Judge.

The appellant was convicted and given a three-year sentence for a violation of the Mann Act, 18 U.S.C.A. § 2421. There were three persons engaged in the interstate expedition, the appellant and two women. The indictment charged the transportation of one of the women for the prohibited purpose. The defense was that the dominant purpose of the interstate movement was for accommodation and not for the immoral purpose. Such a defense is valid when proved. Mortensen v. United States, 322 U.S. 369, 64 S.Ct. 1037, 88 L.Ed. 1331. Hawkins v. United States, 358 U.S. 74, 79 S.Ct.…