Charles Eugene Hamilton v. United States

HOLMES, Circuit Judge.

The appellant was convicted on counts 2, 3, and 4, of a four-count indictment, of three violations of the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937, as amended, 26 U.S.C. A. § 2590 et seq. Count 2 charged the transfer of 60 grains, count 8 charged the transfer of 75 grains, and count 4 charged the transfer of 70 grains, of marijuana, not in pursuance to a written order on a form issued in blank for that purpose as required and provided by said act. The trial court sentenced him to two years imprisonment on each count, to run consecutively, making a total sentence of six years.

The errors…