Carroll Robinson v. United States

BLACKMUN, Circuit Judge.

This case is before us for the second time. See Robinson v. United States, 304 F.2d 805 (8 Cir. 1962).

Carroll Robinson was convicted by a jury on all six counts of an indictment charging him with violations on April 4, 1961, and again on May 5, 1961, of federal marihuana statutes, namely, 26 U.S. C. § 4742(a) [transfer without proper written order], 26 U.S.C. § 4744(a) (1) [non-payment of the transfer tax], and 21 U.S.C. § 176a [receipt and concealment]. When the government then established Robinson’s status as a second offender, the trial court imposed a general…