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UNITED STATES v. COLLINS

No. 22770.

439 F.2d 610 (1971)

UNITED STATES of America v. Clifford H. COLLINS, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 20, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Richard G. Kline, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Alan S. Cooper, Washington, D. C. (both appointed by this Court) was on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. Robert C. Crimmins, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. Thomas A. Flannery, U. S. Atty., and John A. Terry, Asst. U. S. Atty., were on the brief, for appellee. Mr. David G. Bress, U. S. Atty. at the time the record was filed, also entered an appearance for appellee.

Before FAHY, Senior Circuit Judge, and ROBINSON and ROBB, Circuit Judges.

SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge:

This appeal follows a conviction in a prosecution for violation of federal narcotic laws1 stemming from appellant's possession of heroin. Appellant contests the constitutionality of the statutory provisions under which he was prosecuted,2 an insanity instruction given by the trial judge,3 and the admission of evidence of his possession...

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