HARDY v. UNITED STATES

No. 18513.

335 F.2d 288 (1964)

Zebedee HARDY, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 25, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Mozart G. Ratner, Washington, D. C. (appointed by this court) for appellant. Mr. David L. Shapiro also entered an appearance for appellant.

Mr. Martin R. Hoffmann, 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.

Before FAHY, WASHINGTON and DANAHER, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

The appeal is from convictions of violations of the narcotic laws, 26 U.S.C. § 4704(a) and 21 U.S.C. § 174.1

Ordinarily a ruling on the relevancy of evidence depends upon the exercise of the sound discretion of the trial judge and will not be disturbed upon appeal except for grave abuse. Here two officers testified that they were driving an unmarked car when they saw the appellant on the sidewalk with a small...

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