United States v. Senft

GARVIN, District Judge.

This is a motion to set aside the verdict of a jury and for a new trial. The defendant has been convicted of the crime of bribing one Daly, an officer of the United States. After the jury had rendered its verdict, and before sentence had been imposed, the court was advised that Daly, an important witness for the government, had just been indicted by a federal grand jury in the Western district of New York upon the charge of extortion. This court thereupon imposed sentence, extended the term, and granted a stay of execution of sentence, in order that the defendant might…