Clyde Williams v. United States

BARNES, Circuit Judge.

Appellant was charged in a two count indictment (a) with the sale of and (b) with knowingly receiving or concealing marijuana. Each count refers to the same date and the same amount of marijuana. The court without a jury, found appellant not guilty of the count I sale and guilty of the count II concealment.

Appellant urges as error:

1. There was no proof of possession of the marijuana by appellant, and hence no inference that the marijuana was illegally imported.

2. There was error in admission of a conversation between the informer McCormick and the appellant, overheard by…