United States v. Brumfield

DAWKINS Chief Judge.

On April 8, 1949, a grand jury convened at Monroe, Louisiana, .returned three indictments charging conspiracies, with two of which only are we concerned here.

In No. 12,204 H. Alva Brumfield and Hugh Arnold Guy were alleged to have conspired to violate Section 135a of the Federal Criminal' Code, Sec. 241a,1 Tit. 18 U.S.C.A., “by corruptly endeavoring to influence, obstruct and impede the due and proper administration of the law * * * a proceeding * * * then being had before an agency of the United States,- to-wit: the Federal Petroleum Board * * * ” and that said conspiracy…