UNITED STATES v. THOMAS

No. 14735.

345 F.2d 431 (1965)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James W. THOMAS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 18, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank Oliver, Chicago, Ill., for appellant.

Edward V. Hanrahan, U. S. Atty., John Peter Lulinski, John Powers Crowley, Charles H. Turner, Asst. U. S. Attys., Chicago, Ill., for appellee.

Before KNOCH, CASTLE, and SWYGERT, Circuit Judges.


KNOCH, Circuit Judge.

The jury found James W. Thomas, defendant-appellant, guilty of violating Title 26 U.S.Code, § 4705(a) by selling a quantity of cocaine not pursuant to a written order or official form. He was sentenced to serve seven years' imprisonment.

The defendant contends that he was deprived of a fair trial because the prosecutor improperly insinuated in his cross-examination of defendant and in his closing argument to the jury that defendant...

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