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WILLIAMS v. UNITED STATES

No. 11843.

213 F.2d 25 (1954)

WILLIAMS v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided May 20, 1954.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. William S. Thompson, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Mr. Edward O. Fennell, Asst. U. S. Atty, Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. Leo A. Rover, U. S. Atty., and Lewis A. Carroll, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before EDGERTON, WILBUR K. MILLER and PRETTYMAN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Convicted of illegally trafficking in narcotics, James S. Williams appeals. He says the District Court erred in denying his motion for a directed verdict of acquittal at the close of the government's case because the evidence at that point showed he had been entrapped by a federal narcotics agent. He charges the court erred in then permitting the prosecution to reopen its case and introduce evidence tending to show his predisposition and criminal design...

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