United States v. Roland B. Norton, Jr.

HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

This is one of three cases decided this day in which the appellant claims that he was denied due process of law in connection with his conviction for narcotics violations. See United States of America v. Jackson, 504 F.2d 337 (8th Cir. 1974); United States of America v. Washington, 504 F.2d 346 (8th Cir. 1974).

The defendant in this case, Roland Norton, was convicted of two counts of violating 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) by selling heroin on February 26 and March 1, 1973. The indictment was not issued until August, 1973 — five and one-half months after the dates of the offenses…