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Fe heal Coniending they were convicted on evidence insufficient for a guilty verdict, Growehs and Chico Marx yesterday filmi notice of appeal in their criminal plagia- rism. case, . The notice was filed in the Fed. eral Court. of Appeaia at Sen Francisco. Under their given. vo names, Julius and Leo, Groucho | é at and Chico asserted thal, besides! oe eee “insufficient evidence,” the indict: ment. was faulty and errors were | to be found in the trizd and in instructions to the jury. : A jury in FPederai Judge George . Cogprave's court deliberated less | than an hour Saturday before re~: turning a verdict in which the comedians were found guilty of ; violating the copyright. aws by | “ifting” portions of radio mate- rial prepared by Carrol] and Gar- | rett Graham, Hollywoed writers. | On Monday the Marx brothers | appeared before Judge Cosgrave | for sentence and were fined $2006: anh, escaping the jai mentence | which the Jartet oad ave ed DRO. ; :