Lewis v. United States

HUNT, Circuit Judge.

Writ of error to review a judgment of conviction under the Harrison Narcotic Act (38 Stat. 785, 789, as amended December 17, 1914; Comp. St. § 628g et seq.). The count of the indictment under which conviction was had charged that defendant did deal in and distribute certain narcotics, to wit, one ounce of cocaine and two packages containing morphine sulphate, without having registered and paid the special tax as required by section 1 of the act of Congress; defendant being a person required to register and pay the special tax under the act referred to. Defendant was…