Manuel Samora, Jr. v. United States

406 F.2d 1095

Manuel SAMORA, Jr., Appellant,

v.

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

No. 24243.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Jan. 30. 1969, Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied April 3, 1969.

John P. Otto, Alamogordo, N.M., for appellant.

Harry Lee Hudspeth, Asst. U.A. Atty., El Paso, Tex., for appellee.

Before BELL, COLEMAN and GODBOLD, Circuit Judges.

GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:

1

The Appellant was convicted by a jury of violating 22 U.S.C.A. 1934 and regulations issued thereunder by attempting to export four pistols without obtaining an export license.

2

A customs agent stopped the car…