Legal Opinion
Acuna v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 18, 1934No. 7281PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIBLEY, Circuit Judge.
There was conviction and sentence of Acuna on two counts framed under the Harrison Narcotic Law (26 USCA §§ 211, 691-707), one for having in possession twelve grains of morphine without having registered and paid tax as required by the act, he being a dealer therein; the other for purchasing that morphine not 'in or from an original stamped package from a person unknown. The chief error assigned on appeal is the refusal to instruct a verdict of not guilty on each count. The evidence was in conflict, but that most consistent with guilt was to the effect that Acuna told…
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