Robinson

The two appellants above-named were convicted at San Diego, California by a jury of charges of violation of Title 18 U.S.C.A. § 80 [now §§ 287, 1001], the appellant, John S. Bleker, Jr., having been convicted under count 3 of the indictment and the defendant, Ralph L. Robinson, having been convicted of counts 2, 3 and 4 thereof. The indictment was returned by the grand jury at Los Angeles against the above-named appellants and also against an additional defendant, Robert S. Gleason. Gleason just before the trial had changed his plea as to counts 2 and 3 from not guilty to guilty. Following the jury’s verdict the above-named appellants moved for a new trial, which was denied. The appellant Bleker was sentenced to pay a fine of $5,-000 upon his conviction on count 3 and the appellant Robinson was sentenced to pay a fine of $5,000 on count 2, to a year’s imprisonment on count 3, and to pay a fine of $5,000 on count 4. They there upon respectively appealed to this court.

The indictment against the above-named appellants and said Gleason contained four counts. The first count charged a conspiracy under Title 18 U.S.C.A. § 88 [now §,- 371] on the part of the three and others unknown.…