UNITED STATES v. RICHARDSON

No. 72-1414.

477 F.2d 1280 (1973)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Jake Frank RICHARDSON, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided April 20, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Wyrsch, Kansas City, Mo., for appellant.

William A. Kitchen, Asst. U. S. Atty., Kansas City, Mo., for appellee.

Before VAN OOSTERHOUT, Senior Circuit Judge, HEANEY, Circuit Judge. and VAN SICKLE, District Judge.


HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

The defendant, Jake Frank Richardson, appeals from his conviction of possessing heroin with intent to distribute and distributing heroin, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 (a) (1). The defendant urges that he is entitled to a reversal of the conviction on the following grounds:

(1) That 21 U.S.C. § 841 (a) (1) is unconstitutional. There is no merit to this contention. See, United States...

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