MORRISON v. UNITED STATES

No. 21998.

434 F.2d 532 (1970)

Charles E. MORRISON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 15, 1970.

Petition for Rehearing Granted October 8, 1970.

Order October 30, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. H. Alan Young, Washington, D. C. (appointed by this court) for appellant.

Mr. Julius A. Johnson, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. David G. Bress, U. S. Atty. at the time the brief was filed, and Frank Q. Nebeker, Asst. U. S. Atty. at the time the brief was filed, were on the brief, for appellee.

Messrs. Thomas A. Flannery, U. S. Atty., and John A. Terry, Asst. U. S. Atty., entered appearances for appellee.

Before BURGER, McGOWAN and TAMM, Circuit Judges.


McGOWAN, Circuit Judge:

Charged with a violation of two federal narcotics statutes, 21 U.S.C. § 174 and 26 U.S.C. § 4704(a), appellant was convicted after a jury trial. On this appeal he seeks reversal on three grounds. One is that the verdict was not supported by adequate evidence that appellant was in possession of the narcotics introduced against him. A second contention is that the registration and other administrative provisions of the Harrison Act...

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