UNITED STATES v. WARD

No. 81-1164.

682 F.2d 876 (1982)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Thomas Fred WARD, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied October 6, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Lee, Asst. U. S. Atty., Oklahoma City, Okl. (David L. Russell, U. S. Atty., and John R. Osgood, Asst. U. S. Atty., Oklahoma City, Okl., on the brief), for plaintiff-appellee.

W. Rodney DeVilliers, Sr. of DeVilliers, DeVilliers & Sugarman, Inc., Oklahoma City, Okl., for defendant-appellant.

Before McWILLIAMS, BARRETT and McKAY, Circuit Judges.


BARRETT, Circuit Judge.

Thomas Fred Ward (Ward) appeals his jury conviction and related judgment for failure to purchase a wagering stamp in violation of 26 U.S.C.A. § 7203. A review of the Government's undercover investigation of Ward and related search of his residence will facilitate our review.1

During 1978 Billy Jack Henry (Henry), a special agent with the Internal Revenue Service, was conducting an undercover investigation...

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