Gary Charles De Jong v. United States

RUSSELL E. SMITH, District Judge:

Appellant was tried on a two count indictment charging him with knowingly facilitating the transportation and concealment of marijuana and with knowingly selling the same marijuana, which had been imported into the United States in violation of Title 21 U.S.C. § 176a. He was found guilty on both counts after a jury trial and now appeals from the judgment of conviction.

During the cross-examination of the defendant he was asked whether he had been arrested the previous March. Defendant objected. On the statement of the United States Attorney that the answer…