United States v. Haney Mims, Also Known as Big Red

CASTLE, Acting Chief Judge.

Haney Mims, the defendant-appellant, was convicted, following a trial before the court without a jury, on a multiple count indictment charging the unlawful sale, and the unlawful receipt, concealment etc., of a narcotic drug on designated separate occasions, in violation of 26 U.S.C.A. § 4705(a) and 21 U.S.C.A. § 174, respectively. He was sentenced to imprisonment for a term of ten years as a second or subsequent offender.

The main contested issue presented by the defendant’s appeal concerns the sufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction.

It is well…