Henry C. Wilson v. United States

DANAHER, Circuit Judge:

In the District of Columbia Court of General Sessions this appellant was convicted of narcotics vagrancy under D.C. Code § 33-416a(b) (1) (B) (1961), which applies to any “vagrant” as defined in the Act who

“is found in any place, abode, house, shed, dwelling, building, structure, vehicle, conveyance, or boat, in which any illicit narcotic drugs are kept, found, used, or dispensed.”

The District of Columbia Court of Appeals affirmed1 after noting that Wilson’s “principal thesis here is that the Narcotic Vagrancy statute is unconstitutional.” We granted the appellant’s…