United States v. Leon Ratley

Appellant was convicted on a four count indictment which charged him with transporting a girl in foreign commerce for the purpose of prostitution, 18 U.S.C.A. § 2421, and inducing her to go from New York to Canada for the purpose of practicing prostitution in Montreal, 18 U.S.C.A. § 2422. Shortly after defendant’s convictions and before sentence, the girl, Phyllis Janifer, recanted her testimony at the trial, and defendant moved under Rule 33, P.R.Cr.P. 18 U.S.C.A. for a new trial. A hearing was had at which she and other witnesses were examined, and the trial judge wrote an opinion, denying…