Hodge v. United States

KNAPPEN, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff in error, a physician, was charged with violating the Harrison Anti-Narcotie Act 1 by selling to one McGrath, who was in fact a narcotic inspector, on each of two days in June, a quantity of heroin, an opium derivative, otherwise than in pursuance of an order from the vendee, and otherwise than in the course of practice as a physician; the vendee not being then and there a patient of defendant. There was conviction on both counts. The assignments of error relied on relate to the refusal to direct verdict for defendant, the admission and rejection of testimony,…