Di Salvo v. United States

LEWIS, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff in error was convicted on three counts of an indictment charging him with violations of the Anti-Narcotic Act, 38 Stat. 785 as amended (Comp. St. §§ 6287g-6287q).

The first count appears to have been drawn under Section 8 of the Act, which provides:

“It shall be unlawful for any person not registered under the provisions of this' Act, and who has not paid the special tax provided for by this Act, to have in his possession or under his control any of the aforesaid drugs; and such possession or control shall be presumptive evidence of a violation of this section,…