Government of the Canal Zone v. Obdulia Rosalia Morales

Appellant appeals from a conviction of conspiracy to defraud the Army and Air Force Exchange Service of the Canal Zone, an agency of the United States, in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 371. The following errors are urged upon us as grounds for reversal: (1) the trial court erred in admitting certain inculpatory statements, categorized as hearsay by C.Z.Code tit. 5, § 2962, without first making the specific findings of reliability required by C.Z.Code tit. 5, § 2962(6); (2) the trial court failed to instruct the jury that under C.Z.Code tit. 6, § 42(a), “[a] conviction can not be had on the…