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Brown v. United States

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Mar 19, 1958
253 F.2d 587 (5th Cir. 1958)

Opinion

No. 16815.

March 19, 1958.

Fuller Warren, Miami Beach, Fla., Harry L. Durant, Miami, Fla., for appellant.

James L. Guilmartin, U.S. Atty., O.B. Cline, Jr., David C. Clark, Jr., Asst. U.S. Attys., Miami, Fla., for appellee.

Before RIVES, TUTTLE and JONES, Circuit Judges.


Appellant was convicted of possessing and concealing untaxpaid distilled spirits in violation of Title 26 U.S.C. § 5008 (b)(1) and 7206(4) and was sentenced to imprisonment for one year and one day. His prime complaint on appeal is that the evidence was not sufficient to support the judgment of conviction. That insistence is so obviously unsound as not to justify discussion. The same is also true as to his other specifications of error, i.e. allowing his codefendant, Van Charles, to testify as a witness for the government, and claimed errors in the court's charge to the jury, to which no objections were made at the time of trial. The judgment is therefore

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Brown v. United States

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Mar 19, 1958
253 F.2d 587 (5th Cir. 1958)
Case details for

Brown v. United States

Case Details

Full title:Willie BROWN, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Mar 19, 1958

Citations

253 F.2d 587 (5th Cir. 1958)

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