Legal Opinion
United States v. Walter Dillard, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 17, 1967No. 15670_1PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAIRCHILD, Circuit Judge.
Defendant Walter Dillard, Jr. was convicted of a violation of 26 U.S.C.A. § 4704 (a). That statute declares that it “shall be unlawful for any person to purchase, sell, dispense, or distribute narcotic drugs except in the original stamped package or from the original stamped package. * * * ” The stamps referred to evidence payment of a federal tax.1 Penalties are provided in 26 U.S. C.A. § 7237(a).
The proof clearly established that one Johnson possessed five tinfoil packets which contained heroin and which did not bear stamps, and that Johnson sold them to federal…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Nye & Nissen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- United States v. Ramon HernandezCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- United States v. Eugene JonesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
- United States v. Frank MalfiCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1959
- United States v. Leo ShafferCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by13 opinions
- United States v. Alvin JonesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
- United States v. Patricia AtkinsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
- Hubert Mason, and Charles Albert Garrett, Jr. v. United States of America, Samuel Lewis Gladney v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1969
- United States v. James PhillipsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1968
- United States v. Auckland HolmesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
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