Lawrence Rice and Walter Chipman v. United States

MEHAFFY, Circuit Judge.

Defendants, Lawrence Rice and Walter Chipman,- were convicted by a jury on Count II of a multicount indictment charging conspiracy to intimidate and impede witnesses in a proceeding before the National Labor Relations Board by the use of threats and force in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. §§ 371 and 1505. 1 Co-defendants Kevin Ryan and Donald Bensman were acquitted on all counts. Count II specifically noted twenty-three overt acts of intimidation of Edward Jameros, William Babbitt and Charles Corlett, commencing July 1, 1962 and continuing through October 4, 1962. The alleged…