Case Name: Charles I. LICHTENSTEIN, a/k/a Charles Wells, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1965-02-23
Citations: 341 F.2d 476
Docket Number: No. 20686
Parties: Charles I. LICHTENSTEIN, a/k/a Charles Wells, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 341
Pages: 476–476

Head Matter:
Charles I. LICHTENSTEIN, a/k/a Charles Wells, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.
No. 20686.
United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.
Feb. 23, 1965.
Rehearing Denied April 9, 1965.
Joseph A. Varón, Hollywood, Fla.,. William C. Pierce, Tampa, Fla., for appellant.
Robert G. McGowan, Asst. U. S. Atty.,. Thomas J. Hanlon, III, Sp. Asst. U.S. Atty., William A. Meadows, Jr., U. S'.. Atty., Tampa, Fla., for appellee.
Before TUTTLE, Chief Judge,. JONES, Circuit Judge, and GROOMS,. District Judge.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
This appeal is pitched exclusively on the contention of appellant that the Government's case was established solely by circumstantial evidence and that such-evidence "was wholly insufficient to convict, as it did not exclude, as it must, every other reasonable conclusion than that of guilt". Appellant does not deny having done the acts that are alleged as the overt act under the conspiracy. There was ample evidence of the existence of a conspiracy and of appellant's, identification with the other alleged conspirators to warrant the finding by the-trial court, sitting without a jury, that appellant was guilty beyond a reasonable-doubt.
The judgment is affirmed.