George Stine Smith v. United States

PICKETT, Circuit Judge.

On May 28, 1957 the defendant was convicted on all fourteen counts of an indictment alleging various offenses under the Marihuana and Narcotics Statutes. On the day following, the trial court entered judgment and sentenced the defendant on each of the counts, the sentences to, run consecutively for a total term of 52 years, and imposed fines to-talling $30,000. On June 6, 1957 a motion for new trial was filed, which motion was overruled on June 10, 1957, and notice of appeal was filed within 10 days thereafter.

At the outset, we are confronted with a jurisdictional…