HEARD v. UNITED STATES

No. 25102.

414 F.2d 884 (1969)

Manfred HEARD, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 20, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel S. Pearson, Miami, Fla., for appellant.

William A. Meadows, Jr., U. S. Atty., Alfred E. Sapp, Donald I. Bierman, Asst. U. S. Attys., Miami, Fla., for appellee.

Before GOLDBERG, GODBOLD and SIMPSON, Circuit Judges.


SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:

The defendant below appeals from a conviction and consequent sentence for violation of Title 21, U.S.C., § 174, the Harrison antinarcotics act, in that he facilitated the sale of a quantity of illegally imported heroin. The case was tried by the court without a jury. The sentence imposed was the minimum under the statute, five years. The facts in the case are not seriously disputed, although there...

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