La Belle v. United States

FOSTER, Circuit Judge.

An indictment in seven counts was returned against appellants, George La Belle and George Billis, together with Anthony Ahedo, alias Harry Jackson, and Lester Davis. The first count charged all of them with conspiring to violate the Harrison Narcotic Act (38 Stat. 785, as amended). The other counts charged Billis with substantive offenses under the said act but did not so charge La Belle. Ahedo was a fugitive, and the other three defendants were put on trial together. A motion to direct a verdict of acquittal was granted in favor of Davis but was denied as to appellants.…