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UNITED STATES v. MATTHEWS

No. 27136 Summary Calendar.

427 F.2d 992 (1970)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Christopher Garard MATTHEWS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 15, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert C. Lanquist, Jacksonville, Fla. (Court Appointed), for appellant.

Clinton Ashmore, U. S. Atty., Stewart Jack Carrouth, Asst. U. S. Atty., Tallahassee, Fla., for appellee.

Before GEWIN, GOLDBERG and DYER, Circuit Judges.

DYER, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Matthews was convicted of knowingly importing and bringing into the United States a quantity of marihuana in violation of 21 U.S.C.A. § 176a. He presents two points of significance on appeal: (1) the government failed to prove an importation because it proved only that he brought the marihuana from one part of the United States to another, viz., from the Panama Canal Zone to Florida; and (2) reversal is required because the...

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