UNITED STATES v. TATUM

No. 73-3614. Summary Calendar.

496 F.2d 1282 (1974)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Curtis TATUM, a/k/a Lonnie, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 12, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Gilman Hudnall, Atlanta, Ga. (Court-appointed), for defendant-appellant.

John W. Stokes, Jr., U.S. Atty., John M. Turner, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BROWN, Chief Judge, and THORNBERRY and AINSWORTH, Circuit Judges.


AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:

Defendant Curtis Tatum was tried before a jury and was convicted on all counts of a four-count indictment. Three counts alleged separate incidents of unlawful heroin distribution, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), and the fourth count alleged unlawful possession of heroin, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 844(a). We affirm.

Two of the counts charging unlawful distribution involved transactions in which informers participated...

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