TRENT v. UNITED STATES

No. 15545.

284 F.2d 286 (1960)

Thomas E. TRENT, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided October 20, 1960.

Petition for Rehearing Denied December 21, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Arthur G. Lambert (appointed by the District Court), Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Richard A. Fitzgerald (appointed by this court), Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. Donald S. Smith, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. Oliver Gasch, U. S. Atty., and Carl W. Belcher, Asst. U. S. Atty., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before BAZELON, BASTIAN and BURGER, Circuit Judges.


Petition for Rehearing En Banc Denied December 21, 1960.

BURGER, Circuit Judge.

After jury trial appellant was convicted on all counts of a six count indictment for violation of narcotics laws.1 He was sentenced to imprisonment for periods ranging from a minimum of 1 to a maximum of 5 years, sentences running concurrently. He was allowed to appeal at government expense with court appointed counsel who have ably briefed and argued...

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