UNITED STATES v. RHEAMS

No. 376, Docket 25103.

257 F.2d 842 (1958)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Harold RHEAMS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided August 1, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Earl J. McHugh, Asst. U. S. Atty., Southern District of New York, New York City (Paul W. Williams, U. S. Atty., Southern District of New York City, on the brief), for plaintiff-appellee.

Salvatore J. Iannucci, New York City, for defendant-appellant.

Before HAND, HINCKS and MOORE, Circuit Judges.


MOORE, Circuit Judge.

The defendant, Rheams, was indicted: (1) for having possession of and facilitating the transportation of heroin; and (2) as a "person who had not registered and who had not paid the special tax," for having narcotic drugs in his possession. He was convicted on both counts after a jury trial.

Possession and facilitating transportation were clearly established. Defendant's primary defense is that he did not know that the package contained...

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