MEYERS v. UNITED STATES

No. 19484.

310 F.2d 801 (1962)

Benjamin Frederick MEYERS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

December 11, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard A. Golding, Houston, Tex., for appellant.

William A. Jackson, Asst. U. S. Atty., Woodrow Seals, U. S. Atty., James R. Gough, Asst. U. S. Atty., Houston, Tex., for appellee.

Before TUTTLE, Chief Judge, and HUTCHESON and BROWN, Circuit Judges.


JOSEPH C. HUTCHESON, Jr., Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction on charges of a conspiracy in violation of Sec. 176a Title 21 U.S.C.A. and the smuggling of narcotics. Appellant was indicted with his wife, who jumped bail and did not stand trial when he did. He was acquitted on count three of the indictment and convicted on counts one and two.

The evidence taken most favorably to the verdict showed that Mrs. Meyers came driving over the bridge...

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