Bates v. United States

Petitioner asks certiorari to review his conviction upon an indictment charging criminal conspiracy to commit several separate offenses. The indictment charged petitioner, one Smith, and another (who was acquitted by the jury), and persons unknown, with a conspiracy to acquire gold bullion without a license in violation of § 4 of Executive Order 6260 (31 C. F. R. § 50.4); to earmark for export, and to export to Germany gold bullion without a license, both in violation of § 6 of the Order (31 C. F. R. § 50.6); and with conspiracy to commit two counterfeiting offenses.

At the trial the evidence…