Harold Lee Batsell v. United States of America, (Two Cases)

VOGEL, Circuit Judge.

We are concerned here with two separate appeals in a criminal conviction. The first appeal is from a judgment of conviction entered against appellant-defendant, Harold Lee Batsell, for violation of Section 2422 of the Mann Act, 18 U.S.C.A. § 2421 et seq. The second appeal is from the District Court’s denial of defendant’s motion, pursuant to Rule 33, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, 18 U.S.C.A., for a new trial on the ground of newly discovered evidence. In each case we affirm.

The issues in the appeal from the judgment of conviction will be considered first. The…