Legal Opinion
United States v. Cleophus C. Lewin, United States of America v. Thomas F. Connon and John Janow
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 8, 1972No. 18662, 18760PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELL, Circuit Judge.
Appellants Thomas F. Connon, John Janow and Cleophus C. Lewin 1 were convicted by a jury of conspiracy in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 to pay and offer to pay persons for registering to vote in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1973i(c). 2 After denying defense motions for judgment of acquittal notwithstanding the verdict, in arrest of judgment, for a new trial, and for a presen-tence investigation, the district court sentenced Connon and Janow to two years in custody, together with fines of $2500 and costs against each, and Lewin to one year in custody.
On this appeal, Connon,…
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