United States v. Luther Hill, Jr.

Defendant was convicted of violating 21 U.S.C. § 174, facilitating the sale of heroin, and 26 U.S.C. § 4704(a), dispensing heroin not in the original stamped package. The testimony showed that defendant took money from a government agent and purchased heroin for the agent. There was conflicting testimony on the agent’s inducement of defendant to enter into this transaction. The government agent claimed he merely asked defendant to help him obtain some heroin and that defendant willingly acted as a middleman between the agent and the seller. A defense witness claimed that defendant was just…