1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 278 F.2d
  5. 278 F.2d 137 (1960)
 

TANZER v. UNITED STATES

No. 16425.

278 F.2d 137 (1960)

Melvin TANZER, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 31, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Silver, Silver & Ettinger, Rose S. Silver, Tucson, Ariz., for appellant.

Jack D. H. Hays, U. S. Atty., Mary Anne Reimann, Asst. U. S. Atty., Tucson, Ariz., for appellee.

Before ORR, JERTBERG and MERRILL, Circuit Judges.

MERRILL, Circuit Judge.

For violation of the Narcotic Drugs Import and Export Act, 21 U.S.C.A. § 174, the minimum sentence for a first offender is five years and that for a second offender is ten years. Since 1956, neither probation nor parole is available. 26 U.S.C. § 7237(d).

In 1952, Tanzer pleaded guilty to a violation of § 174.1 The imposition of sentence was suspended. He was placed on probation and successfully...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases