United States v. Raleigh Bennett Wright

After jury trial Wright was convicted of carrying on the business of a distiller without giving bond as required by 26 U.S.C. § 5173(a), in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 5601(a) (4). There is no merit to his contentions that the evidence failed to support the conviction and that the giving of the “Allen” charge denied him due process. We affirm. 1

Since Wright failed to move for a judgment of acquittal at any time during the trial our review of the sufficiency of the evidence is limited to that necessary to avoid a manifest miscarriage of justice. “Such a miscarriage would exist only if it appears…