United States v. Charles Hubert Hill

GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:

Defendant Hill appeals from his conviction on two counts of transporting, possessing, selling and transferring distilled spirits in containers not having the appropriate revenue stamps, a violation of 26 U.S.C. § 5205(a)(2). He seeks to have this Court remove the moonshining label attached to his actions by the jury on the basis of six alleged errors in the conduct of the proceedings below. Hill contends that the trial court: (1) prejudiced defendant’s case by remarks made during the course of the trial; (2) inaccurately instructed the jury as to both the nature of the…