UNITED STATES v. ROBINSON

No. 73-2263 Summary Calendar.

487 F.2d 340 (1973)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kary ROBINSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 21, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Howard Donovan, III, Mobile, Ala. (Court-appointed), for defendant-appellant.

Charles S. White-Spunner, U. S. Atty., Irwin W. Coleman, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Mobile, Ala., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge, and DYER and SIMPSON, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Robinson raises two issues in this appeal from his conviction for possession and distribution of heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C.A. § 841(a)(1). He contends that the evidence was insufficient to prove constructive possession of narcotics and he claims that the district court erred in denying his motion for a change of venue or a continuance of the trial date due to prejudicial publicity. Finding no error in the judgment below we affirm.

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