Wilson Lockett v. United States

The single question raised by appellant is the sufficiency of the evidence upon which he was found guilty by a jury of Counts One and Six (of an original eleven-count indictment of which nine counts charged appellant) of violation of the Internal Revenue Laws relating to non-tax paid liquor, and sentenced to consecutive terms of imprisonment for three years and one year for the respective violations. Count One charged possession of an unregistered distillery set up (Title 26, U.S.C., Secs. 5197(a) and 5601(a) (1)); Count Six charged possession of specified property (the component parts of a…