Leon Lamb v. United States

Leon Lamb, appellant herein, was convicted after a jury trial of a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2421 (transporting a female in interstate commerce for the purpose of prostitution). This appeal from the conviction is properly brought under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We find no merit in the appeal, and therefore affirm the conviction.

The facts need not be set forth in detail. Viewing them as we must in the light most favorable to the government, Glasser v. United States, 315 U.S. 60 , 62 S.Ct. 457 , 86 L.Ed. 680 (1942), the jury’s verdict is supported by substantial evidence. Appellant Lamb and Linda Ann Stokes, both of whom were married but not to each other, met in 1966 while they were working in a bar in Mountain Home, Idaho. They began living together as man and wife, and Mrs. Stokes went to work as a prostitute to help the appellant meet his child support payments. After a short time, the couple moved to Boise, Idaho, where Mrs. Stokes was arrested for prostitution. They then went to Spokane, Washington, for approximately a week. Lamb then drove Mrs. Stokes from Spokane to Wallace, Idaho, and took her to a house of prostitution. Mrs. Stokes then resumed her work as a prostitute. Thus, a…