NICKENS v. UNITED STATES

No. 17735.

323 F.2d 808 (1963)

Sterling H. NICKENS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided September 19, 1963.

Petition for Rehearing Denied October 29, 1963.

As Amended November 19, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Isadore G. Alk, Washington, D. C. (appointed by this court), for appellant.

Mr. B. Michael Rauh, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. David C. Acheson, U. S. Atty., and Frank Q. Nebeker, Asst. U. S. Atty., were on the brief, for appellee. Mr. Barry I. Fredericks, Asst. U. S. Atty., also entered an appearance for appellee.

Before WILBUR K. MILLER, BURGER and WRIGHT, Circuit Judges.


Petition for Rehearing En Banc Denied October 29, 1963.

BURGER, Circuit Judge.

Appellant seeks review of his conviction for possession, sale and importation of narcotics in violation of 26 U.S.C. §§ 4704(a) and 4705(a) and 21 U.S.C. § 174. He was given concurrent sentences on the three counts. Appeal was allowed at government expense pursuant to Coppedge v. United States, 369 U.S. 438, 82 S.Ct. 917, 8 L.Ed.2d...

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