UNITED STATES v. PORTEE

No. 9061.

335 F.2d 549 (1964)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Thelma PORTEE, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit.

Decided June 24, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene F. Rogers, Columbia, S. C., for appellant.

Marvin L. Smith, Asst. U. S. Atty. (Terrell L. Glenn, U. S. Atty., on brief), for appellee.

Before HAYNSWORTH and BRYAN, Circuit Judges, and CRAVEN, District Judge.


PER CURIAM.

Tried before a jury on a three-count indictment for unlawful possession1 of untaxpaid distilled spirits in the City of Columbia, South Carolina, Thelma Portee was convicted on the third count. She now appeals.

The whiskey was found in an unoccupied house owned by her, two doors — about 100 to 150 feet — from her home. While the Government agents had her residence under surveillance, an automobile drove...

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