Herbert Charles Petley v. United States

JAMES M. CARTER, Circuit Judge:

Appellant was charged with knowingly receiving, concealing and facilitating the transportation and concealment of hashish (refined marihuana) which he knew had been imported into the United States contrary to law. 21 U.S.C. § 176a. He was found guilty and sentenced to five years and six months in prison. On appeal he raises the following contentions:(1) That it was error to instruct the jury under the provisions of 21 U.S.C. § 176a;(2) That he was convicted of a charge neither made nor proved against him, namely importation of marihuana, and that the court’s…