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McGOWAN v. UNITED STATES

No. 16528.

274 F.2d 81 (1960)

William Lair McGOWAN, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

January 6, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marvin M. Mitchelson, Beverly Hills, Cal., for appellant.

Laughlin E. Waters, U. S. Atty., Henry P. Johnson, Robert J. Jensen, Asst. U. S. Attys., Los Angeles, Cal., for appellee.

Before BARNES and JERTBERG, Circuit Judges, and JAMESON, District Judge.

PER CURIAM.

Appellant was convicted by a jury on two counts — one of concealing and one of selling heroin.1

But one point is raised on this appeal. Did the court below err in stating (a) it did not think the question,2 "Have you ever had possession of marijuana?" was proper on defendant's counsel's crossexamination of a government informer, and stating...

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