UNITED STATES v. HAWKINS

No. 27620.

425 F.2d 252 (1970)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael HAWKINS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 23, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerald David Mize, Houston, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Michael Hawkins, pro se.

Anthony J. P. Farris, U. S. Atty., James R. Gough, Edward McDonough, Asst. U. S. Attys., Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before THORNBERRY, DYER and CLARK, Circuit Judges.


DYER, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Hawkins pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to charges of smuggling a narcotic drug and concealing and facilitating the transportation and concealment of a narcotic drug (21 U.S.C.A. § 174). The case was tried to the court without a jury on January 20, 1969, and Hawkins was convicted. He was sentenced on March 17, 1969.

During the pendency of this case in the District Court, the decision in Blake v. United States, 5...

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