UNITED STATES v. STEVENSON

No. 16894.

409 F.2d 354 (1969)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Maurice W. STEVENSON, Defendant Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 23, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard T. Savage, Chicago, Ill., for appellant.

Thomas A. Foran, U. S. Atty., Howard M. Hoffmann, Chicago, Ill., for appellee, John Peter Lulinski, Michael B. Nash, Asst. U. S. Attys., of counsel.

Before CASTLE, Chief Judge, DUFFY, Senior Circuit Judge, and KILEY, Circuit Judge.


KILEY, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted defendant Stevenson under an indictment charging violations, on November 30, 1966, of 26 U.S.C. § 4705(a) in Count I, and 21 U.S.C. § 174 in Count II; and on August 18, 1967, of 21 U.S.C. § 174 in Count III. The sentences on the three counts were to be served concurrently. We reverse the convictions and remand for a new trial.

The evidence shows that on November 30, 1966, with the aid of an informant, narcotics...

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