United States v. Alfano

McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge.

The appellant was convicted of both conspiracy to violate the White Slave Traffic Act, Section 88, 18 U.S.C.A., and the substantive offense itself, Section 398, 18 U.S. C.A. He received a prison sentence of a year and a day on each indictment with the sentences to run concurrently. The background of the case is a dreary story of commercial prostitution. The appellant denied any connection with the offenses charged.

All of the points on appeal were argued before the Trial Court on the motion for a new trial. The only important question concerns the admission into…