Geist v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Hearing on an appeal by tbe defendants from a judgment of conviction of the Supreme Court of tbe District of Columbia in a prosecution under U. S. Rev. Stat. sec. 5440, for conspiracy to commit an offense against tbe United States. Tbe facts are sufficiently stated in tbe opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Duell
delivered tbe opinion of tbe Court:
At tbe October term, 1904, tbe appellants, Jason W. Geist, alias Joseph Graham, and Frank S. Richardson, were indicted in tbe supreme court of tbe District of Columbia, for tbe violation of sec. 5440, U. S. Rev. Stat. (U. S. Comp. Stat. 1901, p. 3676). They were brought to trial, and on March 3, 1905, found guilty on tbe second count of tbe indictment, tbe government at tbe close of tbe trial having abandoned tbe first count. A motion was made and overruled in arrest of judgment, and tbe defendants were sentenced to imprisonment for a term of two years in…
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