UNITED STATES v. BURHANNON

No. 16238.

388 F.2d 961 (1968)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Curtis Henry BURHANNON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

January 11, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard J. Diller, Joseph I. Stone, Stone & Diller, New York City, for appellant.

K. Edwin Applegate, U. S. Atty., Sidney Milun, Asst. U. S. Atty., Indianapolis, Ind., for appellee.

Before SCHNACKENBERG, KILEY and FAIRCHILD, Circuit Judges.


KILEY, Circuit Judge.

A jury found defendant Burhannon guilty of the unlawful and knowing purchase of heroin in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 4704(a); and of violating 21 U.S.C. § 174 by unlawfully and knowingly concealing heroin he knew had been illegally imported. Sentences of five years and ten years, respectively, on the counts were ordered to be served concurrently. Burhannon has appealed. We reverse.

Burhannon was arrested January 19, 1966, by Indianapolis...

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