UNITED STATES v. COLLINS

No. 72-2063 Summary Calendar.

472 F.2d 1017 (1972)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Peter COLLINS, a/k/a "Gypsy Black", and Inett Branch, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 24, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sherman F. Raphael, New Orleans, La. (Court-Appointed), for Collins.

Stephen B. Murray, New Orleans, La. (Court-Appointed), for Branch.

Gerald J. Gallinghouse, U. S. Atty., Harry R. Hull, Jr., Mary Williams Cazalas, Asst. U. S. Attys., New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WISDOM, GODBOLD and RONEY, Circuit Judges.


WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

On this appeal, the defendants, Peter Collins, also known as "Gypsy Black," and Inett Branch, challenge their convictions for knowingly and intentionally distributing 12.58 grams of heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a) (1). We affirm.

The defendants contend, first, that the trial court erred in failing to instruct the jury that the testimony of an addict-informer is inherently suspect and should be weighed with great caution...

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