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TURNER v. UNITED STATES

No. 190.

396 U.S. 398 (1970)

TURNER v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 20, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Josiah E. DuBois, Jr., by appointment of the Court, 395 U.S. 973, argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner.

Lawrence G. Wallace argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Griswold, Assistant Attorney General Wilson, Jerome M. Feit, and Sidney M. Glazer.

Steven R. Rivkin argued the cause and filed a brief for Cleveland Burgess as amicus curiae urging reversal.

MR. JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioner was found guilty by a jury on four counts charging violations of the federal narcotics laws. The issue before us is the validity of the provisions of § 2 of the Act of February 9, 1909, 35 Stat. 614, as amended, 21 U. S. C. § 174, and 26 U. S. C. § 4704 (a) which authorize an inference of guilt from the fact of possession of narcotic drugs, in this case heroin and cocaine.

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