Beland v. United States

McCORD, Circuit Judge.

Appellants, with others, were convicted on an indictment containing fifty-one counts. ' Of the first fifty counts, the odd numbered charged substantive violations of the Harrison Anti-Narcotic Act, 26 U.S.C. A. §§ 1040-1054, 1383-1391, and those bearing even numbers charged the substantive violation of the Drugs Import and Export Act, 21 U.S.C.A. § 174. The fifty-first count charged all of the defendants with conspiracy to violate the provisions of the above mentioned acts. Lucy Beland was convicted on the 51st count only. Jacqueline Beland was convicted on counts 27,…