Leroy Chargois v. United States

BARNES, Circuit Judge.

Appellant was charged in a two count indictment with the violation of §§ 2421 and 2422 of Title 18 U.S.C. (White Slave Traffic Act). 1 Count I covered the alleged transportation in “foreign commerce” between San Francisco and Anchorage, Territory of Alaska, in April, 1955. Count II covered alleged transportation by common carrier between Fairbanks and Anchorage, within the Territory of Alaska, on October 5, 1954.

The “victim” in each count engaged in prostitution in Alaska subsequent to each act charged, as she had for several years prior to the time the appellant first…