Smith v. United States

Hugh Smith was eonvieted and sentenced on three counts of an indictment, the first of which charged the unlawful possession, on August 13, 1928, of a derivative of opium, to wit, 200 grains of morphine, not being in the original stamped package or from the original stamped package. The second count charged the unlawful sale, on August 13, 1928, of such morphine, not being in the original stamped package or from the originar .stamped package. The third count charged the unlawful purchase of morphine, on August 13, 1928, which had theretofore been imported into the United States, contrary to…