NELSON v. UNITED STATES

No. 24365.

384 F.2d 390 (1967)

Ernest NELSON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

October 24, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Pollack, Engel & Pollack, and Jack J. Taffer, Miami, Fla., for appellant.

Edward A. Kaufman, Asst. U. S. Atty., Miami, Fla., William A. Meadows, Jr., U. S. Atty., by Morton Orbach, Asst. U. S. Atty., Miami, Fla., for appellee.

Before GEWIN, BELL and AINSWORTH, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Ernest Nelson (appellant) was convicted in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida of knowingly and unlawfully purchasing narcotic drugs in a package other than the originally stamped package in violation of Title 26 U.S.C. § 4704(a). The case was tried before the judge, jury trial having been waived by stipulation of the parties. The sentence was set by the court at nine years.

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