Junior William Benefield and Amos Bailous Benefield v. United States

GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:

Appellants were convicted of a conspiracy to violate the Internal Revenue Laws relating to distilled liquors. Each appellant also was convicted of several substantive counts arising under said laws. The convictions are appealed on three grounds. We affirm.

As to sufficiency of the evidence against defendant Amos Benefield: an Alcohol Tax Unit agent testified he observed Amos put several sacks of sugar into one of the stills. This, together with his presence at the still, was sufficient to support a verdict of guilty on the charge of making mash fit for distillation, in…