UNITED STATES v. READUS

No. 16725.

367 F.2d 689 (1966)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. George READUS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit.

October 4, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victor M. Javitch, Cleveland, Ohio, for appellant, Alvin L. Gray, Cleveland, Ohio, on brief.

Nathaniel R. Jones, Cleveland, Ohio, for appellee, Merle M. McCurdy, U. S. Atty., Nathaniel R. Jones, Asst. U. S. Atty., Cleveland, Ohio, on brief.

Before WEICK, Chief Judge, and EDWARDS and CELEBREZZE, Circuit Judges.


EDWARDS, Circuit Judge.

This is a direct appeal from a conviction for possessing and transporting 137 gallons of non-tax-paid whiskey. Appellant was tried before a jury in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division. He was found guilty of violating Title 26 U.S.C. §§ 5205(a) (2) and 5604(a) (1) (1964) and was sentenced to one year's imprisonment.

On January 3, 1962, federal agents of the Alcohol Tax Unit...

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