United States v. Sober

McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge.

Of the several points argued in this criminal appeal, the only one that needs any detailed analysis is the assertion that the United States Attorney deprived the defendants of a fair trial by highly prejudicial and inflammatory remarks in the course of his summation. However, for a sound understanding of that question it is necessary to state and dispose of the basic situations arising from the two multiple count indictments against the five appellants.

All of the appellants were either officers, directors or both of the Old Free-port Bank, Freeport, Pennsylvania.…