JAMES v. UNITED STATES

No. 18089.

281 F.2d 915 (1960)

William L. JAMES, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

September 7, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

King C. Haynie, Houston, Tex., for appellant.

William B. Butler, U. S. Atty., Brian S. Odem, Asst. U. S. Atty., Houston, Tex., for appellee.

Before CAMERON, BROWN and WISDOM, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from a conviction in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas for violation of 21 U.S.C.A. § 174, by the unlawful importation and transportation of narcotics. The sole question raised here is whether the trial court erred in denying the appellant's motion for judgment of acquittal predicated upon the contention that the evidence was insufficient to warrant submitting the case to the jury.

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