United States v. Lindenfeld

CLARK, Circuit Judge.

Defendant appeals here from his conviction and sentence to imprisonment, after trial by jury below, on fifteen counts of violating section 2554(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C.A. Int.Rev.Code, § 2554(a), which makes it unlawful for any person to sell or give away opium, coca leaves, or any compound, salt, derivative, or preparation thereof, except in pursuance of a written order on a form issued for that purpose by the Secretary of the Treasury. Defendant is a physician who practiced medicine in Germany for many years beginning in 1921, but, losing his license…