UNITED STATES v. HALL

No. 74-1190.

525 F.2d 857 (1976)

UNITED STATES of America v. Joyce E. HALL, a/k/a Joyce E. Sutton, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 8, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bradley Johnson,* with whom Sherman L. Cohn, Washington, D. C. (appointed by this Court), and David J. Gottlieb,* were on the brief for appellant. Cornish Hitchcock* and John O'Donnell* also entered appearances for appellant.

Paul N. Murphy, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Earl J. Silbert, U. S. Atty. and John A. Terry, Asst. U. S. Atty., were on the brief for appellee.

Before ROBINSON and ROBB, Circuit Judges, and MARKEY, Chief Judge, United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.


ROBB, Circuit Judge:

The appellant Hall, referred to here as the defendant, was indicted for possession of a controlled substance, 61 tablets of phenmetrazine (also known as preludin), with the intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a). Her motion to suppress evidence—the 61 tablets— was heard and denied. Trial by jury resulted in a verdict of guilty and she was sentenced to imprisonment for five years pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §...

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