GEORGES v. UNITED STATES

No. 17303.

262 F.2d 426 (1959)

Mike GEORGES, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 5, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. R. Smith, San Antonio, Tex., Dobbins, Howard & Smith, San Antonio, Tex., for appellant.

John E. Banks, Asst. U. S. Atty., San Antonio, Tex., for appellee.

Before TUTTLE, JONES and WISDOM, Circuit Judges.


JONES, Circuit Judge.

Among the statutes enacted by the Congress in 1951 was the Boggs Act amending the Narcotic Import and Export Act. It provided that:

"Whoever fraudulently or knowingly imports or brings any narcotic drug into the United States or any territory under its control or jurisdiction, contrary to law, or receives, conceals, buys, sells, or in any manner facilitates the transportation, concealment, or...

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