UNITED STATES v. LAWSON

No. 74-1134.

507 F.2d 433 (1974)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. George LAWSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 26, 1974.

Rehearing Denied December 19, 1974.

Certiorari Denied March 31, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl M. Walsh, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

James R. Thompson, U. S. Atty., Gary L. Starkman and Walter Jones, Jr., Asst. U. S. Attys., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CLARK, Associate Justice (Retired), and PELL and SPRECHER, Circuit Judges.


Certiorari Denied March 31, 1975. See 95 S.Ct. 1446.

PELL, Circuit Judge.

The defendant George Lawson was convicted by a jury of importing and conspiring to import cocaine into the United States, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2, and 21 U.S.C. §§ 952(a) and 963. Lawson raises a number of issues on appeal, including: (1) whether the defendant was prejudiced by a display of cocaine which was not admitted into evidence; (2) whether the indictment...

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