UNITED STATES v. HEARD

Nos. 20723, 20724.

443 F.2d 856 (1971)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James HEARD, Defendant-Appellant, Joanne Henderson, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

June 4, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald L. Hobson, Detroit, Mich., for appellant, Heard.

James H. Hudnut, Detroit, Mich., for appellant, Henderson.

Terrance K. Jolly, Asst. U. S. Atty., Detroit, Mich., for appellee, Ralph B. Guy, Jr., U. S. Atty., Detroit, Mich., on brief.

Before MILLER and KENT, Circuit Judges, and McALLISTER, Senior Circuit Judge.


KENT, Circuit Judge.

Appellants appeal from their convictions, by jury verdict, for violations of the laws relating to narcotics. Originally, the indictment, under which the appellants were tried, included five counts. The first two counts, which were directed at appellant Henderson alone, were dismissed on motion of the Government. The jury acquitted the appellants on Count 3, which charged them with unlawful purchase of heroin. Under Count 4 of the indictment the...

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