B. H. Newman, John Raiford and Kenneth Tapley v. United States

DAWKINS, District Judge.

Appellant Newman 1 and 16 other persons were indicted in Count One for conspiracy to violate federal liquor laws. 2 Appellant was also charged in seven subsequent counts with specific substantive offenses. He was convicted on the conspiracy charge and on four substantive counts, 3 and was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment. His appeal lists thirteen specifications of error which may be condensed into three general questions: Did the Court err in admitting evidence of appellant’s prior convictions for similar offenses? Was there sufficient evidence to support the…