Duke v. United States

This was a prosecution tor violation of section 137 of the Criminal Code, 18 U.S. C.A. § 243, which provides :

“Whoever shall attempt to influence the action or decision of any grand or petit juror of any court of the United States upon any issue or matter pending before such juror, or before the jury of which he is a member, or pertaining to his duties, by writing or sending to him any letter or any communication, in print or writing, in relation to such issue or matter, shall be fined not more than $1,000, or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.”

The evidence in the record shows,…