UNITED STATES v. SPAULDING

No. 71-3395.

462 F.2d 1346 (1972)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James SPAULDING, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 21, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert O. Homes, Jr., New Orleans, La. (Court-appointed), for defendant-appellant.

Gerald J. Gallinghouse, Jr., U. S. Atty., Mary Williams Cazalas, Patrick C. McGinity, Asst. U. S. Atty., New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RIVES, BELL and MORGAN, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

A jury found James Spaulding, Jr., guilty of possessing and intending to distribute heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a) (1).1 Finding no error in the trial below, we affirm the judgment of conviction.

On May 3, 1971, in New Orleans, Louisiana, a confidential informer contacted agent Thomas L. McConnell of the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (BNDD). The informant stated that two men from Philadelphia...

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