Lawrence v. United States

ORR, Circuit Judge.

Lawrence, appealing from a judgment of conviction for transporting a woman in interstate commerce for purposes of prostitution, in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 398, raises four main points challenging (1) the sufficiency of the indictment; (2) the admission of testimony showing similar relations of appellant with a prostitute other than the one alleged to have been transported ; (3) certain impeaching questions which the trial court allowed an impeaching witness to answer on cross-examination and (4) the misconduct of the United States attorney.

Weatherby, the complaining…