UNITED STATES v. JONES

No. 57, Docket 30409.

368 F.2d 795 (1966)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. William Wiley JONES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided November 21, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joshua N. Koplovitz, New York City (Anthony F. Marra, New York City, on the brief), for defendant-appellant.

James W. Dolan, Asst. U. S. Atty. (Justin J. Mahoney, U. S. Atty., for Northern District of New York, on the brief), for appellee.

Before SMITH, HAYS and FEINBERG, Circuit Judges.


FEINBERG, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from a conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 1407, a seldom litigated section of the laws governing narcotics, which deals with border crossings by addicts or narcotics laws violators. Although appellant William Wiley Jones raises basic constitutional issues, it is unnecessary to decide them. Because the Government failed to follow its own regulation, appellant's conviction must be reversed.

18 U.S.C. § 1407, printed...

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