WASHINGTON v. UNITED STATES

No. 13742.

258 F.2d 696 (1958)

James N. WASHINGTON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 26, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Appellant filed a brief pro se and his case was treated as submitted thereon.

Mr. Nathan J. Paulson, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. Oliver Gasch, United States Atty., Carl Belcher and Arthur J. McLaughlin, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, submitted on the brief, for appellee. Messrs. Lewis Carroll, Asst. U. S. Atty., and E. Tillman Stirling, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., at the time record was filed, also entered appearances for appellee.

Before: REED, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, retired, and PRETTYMAN and BURGER, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from the conviction of appellant in the District Court on an indictment in three counts charging violation of the narcotic laws.1 The appellant was found guilty on the three counts, and sentenced to imprisonment on each count of from eight months to two years, the said terms to run consecutively.

Appellant, a layman, had counsel, appointed by the court at his trial. Counsel appointed in this court...

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