United States v. Weiss

MARIS, Circuit Judge.

On January 7, 1938 Mendel Weiss was convicted of conspiracy to violate the alcohol tax laws and upon January 14, 1938, after overruling his motion for a new trial, I sentenced him to be imprisoned for two ymars and to pay a fine of $10,000. He thereupon appealed and was permitted to remain at large upon bail pending the disposition of his appeal. On April 25, 1939, his conviction was affirmed by the Circuit Court of Appeals.

Pending the execution of the mandate of that court the defendant has filed his petition praying for the suspension of the prison sentence and that he…