Nick Sagonias v. United States

DAWKINS, District Judge.

Like Hodges v. United States, 5 Cir., 223 F.2d 140, this is an appeal from a conviction for failure to register and pay the special tax imposed by former Section 3290 of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C.A. § 3290. What we had to say in the Hodges case is material to but not dispositive of the issues presented here.

The Act under which this indictment was brought became effective November 1, 1951, and on November 3 of that year appellant was arrested in possession of a package of money and bolita, or Cuba lottery, tickets. The indictment charged that he:

“ * * * being…