Bicksler v. United States

CAYTON, Chief-Judge.

This case, like King v. United States, 1 was brought here by a defendant who had been convicted of violating D.C.Code. 1940, Supp. VII, § 22-2701, which -forbids soliciting for immoral or lewd purposes. As in the King case this appellant says he was entitled to an acquittal under the rules announced in Kelly v. United States, D.C. Cir., 194 F.2d 150.

As in the King case we have studied the evidence minutely, applying the rules laid down in the Kelly decision. We have no doubt that the evidence in this record supplied an even firmer foundation for a finding of guilt than the…