233 F. 984 | 9th Cir. | 1916
(after stating the facts as above).
We are inclined to the view that such pleading was permissible. But, however that may be, we think that in this case the defendant has suffered no prejudice by the ruling of the trial court. Obviously the offense of which he was charged, and for which he was convicted, and upon which he was sentenced, was the single act of sending by mail the figures “938” and “100” in answer to a letter of inquiry as to a proposed abortion. The judgment of the court was:
“That, whereas, said J. F. Wetzel having been duly convicted in this court of the crime of violation of section 211 Criminal Code of the United States, it is therefore ordered and adjudged that said J. F. Wetzel be imprisoned for the term of six months in the Alameda county jail, Alameda county, California.”
This is not a sentence upon two counts, but it is in form a sentence upon a conviction of a single offense. The sentence which was imposed does not exceed that which is permissible upon a single offense. Where a verdict of guilty is rendered upon more than one count, and the sentence does not exceed that which might properly be imposed upon conviction under any single count, the sentence is good if either count is found sufficient. Claassen v. United States, 142 U. S. 140, 12 Sup. Ct. 169, 35 L. Ed. 966; Evans v. United States, 153 U. S. 608, 14 Sup. Ct. 939, 38 L. Ed. 839; Kalen v. United States, 196 Fed. 888, 116 C. C. A. 450; Norton v. United States, 205 Fed. 593, 123 C. C. A. 609; Tubbs v. United States, 105 Fed. 59, 44 C. C. A. 357.
We find no error. The judgment is affirmed.
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