Ronald Ruiz v. United States

HICKEY, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Ruiz was convicted by a jury and sentenced for the violation of the Marihuana Act. 1 The conviction was established upon two counts of possession of marihuana under Section 4744(a) 2 and two counts of transfer of marihuana under Section 4742(a) 3 of Title 26 of the United States Code.

The appeal complains: (1) that the government failed to make a prima facie case, because the payment of tax on the order form was not properly demanded; (2) that the voluntary admission of appellant that he had no order form was prejudicial because appellant was not informed of his…