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THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CANAL ZONE v. GRIFFITH

No. 71-3102 Summary Calendar.

459 F.2d 1036 (1972)

The GOVERNMENT OF the CANAL ZONE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard Franklin GRIFFITH G. (Griffith), Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 15, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Fontham, New Orleans, La. (Court Appointed), for defendant-appellant.

Lester Engler, U. S. Atty., Wallace D. Baldwin, Asst. U. S. Atty., Balboa, Canal Zone, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BELL, DYER and CLARK, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

This is an appeal from convictions for selling, dispensing, and distributing a narcotic drug (cocaine) in violation of 26 U.S.C.A. § 4704. Appellant was charged under informations filed by the United States Attorney pursuant to the Canal Zone Code, Tit. 6, § 4011. He was tried without a jury and found guilty of the offenses charged.

Appellant's primary contention is that the Fifth Amendment requirement that infamous crimes be tried only...

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