UNITED STATES v. HARRIS

No. 72-2093.

482 F.2d 1115 (1973)

UNITED STATES of America v. Samuel W. HARRIS, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided July 31, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David O'Hanesian, Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellant.

Richard L. Thornburgh, U. S. Atty., Jay C. Waldman, Asst. U. S. Atty., Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellee.

Before ROSENN and HUNTER, Circuit Judges, and BECHTLE, District Judge.


OPINION OF THE COURT

BECHTLE, District Judge.

Appellant stands convicted of possession of a controlled substance, cocaine residue, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 844. A verdict of guilty was returned by a jury on September 29, 1972. After a motion for a new trial was denied, appellant was sentenced to a term of one year and fined $4,000. This appeal followed. For purposes of this appeal, the operative facts are as follows :

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