UNITED STATES v. TUCKER

No. 76-1329.

552 F.2d 202 (1977)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Howard TUCKER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 4, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles O. Brizius, Chicago, Ill, for defendant-appellant.

Samuel K. Skinner, U.S. Atty., Patricia W. Lemley, Asst. U.S. Atty., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before MOORE, Senior Circuit Judge, and PELL, and SPRECHER, Circuit Judges.


PELL, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Howard Tucker was indicted for knowingly and intentionally distributing heroin on October 4, 1974, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), and was convicted in a bench trial in the district court. His post-trial motion for acquittal was denied and he was placed on probation for a period of five years. Tucker's appeal attacks the judgment of conviction and the "sentence" imposed1 as well as the denial...

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