FIORITO v. UNITED STATES

No. 15846.

265 F.2d 658 (1958)

John Michael FIORITO, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

November 12, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip M. Newman, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellant.

Laughlin E. Waters, U. S. Atty., T. Conrad Judd, Robert John Jensen, Asst. U. S. Attys., Los Angeles, Cal., for appellee.

Before FEE, CHAMBERS and BARNES, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Fiorito was indicted for sale of narcotics and tried before a jury, and was found guilty as charged. He appeals from the judgment of conviction.

First, it was claimed there was not sufficient evidence to support the conviction. An officer of the Los Angeles Police Department made a purchase of 105 grains of heroin from Fiorito, according to his testimony which was quite detailed. The officer handed Fiorito...

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