UNITED STATES v. YOUNG

No. 14482.

291 F.2d 389 (1961)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee-Plaintiff, v. Bobby Ross YOUNG, Appellant-Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit.

June 6, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. A. Peebles, Columbia, Tenn., for appellant.

Fred Elledge, Jr., U. S. Atty., Nashville, Tenn., for appellee.

Before MILLER, Chief Judge, and McALLISTER and CECIL, Circuit Judges.


ORDER.

Following trial by jury, appellant was found guilty of the unlawful possession of a quantity of distilled spirits, in violation of the provisions of Section 5008 (b), Internal Revenue Code, 1954, 26 U.S.C.A. § 5008(b). He received a sentence of imprisonment for a period of four years.

On this appeal he contends that the Government's evidence on the issue of possession was circumstantial, was not sufficient to remove every reasonable hypothesis...

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