Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit September 8, 1971, 35191_1 (United States v. Lowell M. Birrell)

J. JOSEPH SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Defendant Lowell M. Birrell appeals from a judgment of conviction entered after a jury trial in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Frederick van Pelt Bryan, Judge). He was found guilty of transmitting in interstate commerce wire communications for the purpose of executing a fraudulent scheme, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343.