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UNITED STATES v. SKINNER

No. 81, Docket 25143.

272 F.2d 607 (1959)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. James L. SKINNER, Appellant,

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided December 8, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cornelius W. Wickersham, Jr., U. S. Atty., Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, N. Y. (L. Donald Jaffin, Asst. U. S. Atty., of counsel), Brooklyn, N. Y., for appellee.

Joseph Aronstein, New York City, for appellant.

Before LUMBARD, WATERMAN and FRIENDLY, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Appellant was convicted of violating 26 U.S.C. § 5686(b)1 in that he possessed ten tons of sugar intended for use in the illegal manufacture of alcohol.2 The case was heard in the District Court for the Eastern District of New York before Judge Byers, sitting without a jury.

Upon appeal appellant's first contention relates to the form of the...

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