Snyder

Defendant appeals from judgments after trial before a jury finding him guilty of:

The record discloses that defendant was secretary of the National Democratic Club of California; that the only records of the club were a bank book and deposit slips; that defendant was the only person authorized to withdraw funds from the club’s bank account; and that funds collected from liquor licensees by others than defendant were received by him and were spent through the club for Bonelli’s expenses in his 1946 and 1950 campaigns.

In 1954 defendant received checks collected by others from liquor licensees and spent them through the club for candidates other than Bonelli.

Because of the conclusions we have reached on other issues, it is unnecessary for us to determine whether on the evidence it can be inferred that defendant was a party to a conspiracy, within three years before the finding of the indictment, to spend funds for Bonelli’s campaign in 1954.

Defendant contends: First: That the 1955 grand jury which returned the conspiracy indictment against him had no authority to act as a grand jury.

This contention is devoid of merit. It is predicated upon the fact that when the 1956 grand…