United States v. William H. Miller, United States of America v. Maurice Gregory

McENTEE, Circuit Judge.

Maurice Gregory and William H. Miller, appellants, were tried along with eight other defendants 1 for violations of federal narcotics laws. Each appellant was charged with conspiracy to sell heroin in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7237(b) 2 and sale of heroin in violation of 26 U. S.C. § 4705(a). 3 Following three weeks of testimony, the jury convicted them on both charges. Gregory raises three grounds for reversal; Miller joins in the first of these.

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At various times throughout the trial as many as six defense attorneys participated in the cross-examination of individual…