Hatem v. United States

NORTHCOTT, Circuit Judge.

Appellant was convicted in the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of North Carolina, in June, 1929, of using the United States mails in furtherance of a scheme to defraud, in violation of section 215, of the Criminal Code (18 USCA § 368). There were five counts in the indictment. Counts 2 and 4 were dismissed, and. a general verdict of guilty was returned on counts 1, 3, and 5. Upon the verdict the court sentenced appellant, who will be hereinafter referred to as the defendant, to be imprisoned for a year and a day at Atlanta, Ga., and to pay…