Legal Opinion
William Arthur Manning v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 21, 1960No. 17731PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge.
On January 15, 1958, an indictment was returned charging that in the Southern District of Florida, the appellant, William Arthur Manning, and Sally Gelston “did acquire and otherwise obtain” marihuana without having paid the transfer tax, in violation of 26 U.S.C.A. § 4744(a). Manning entered a plea of not guilty, moved to suppress certain evidence, and moved to dismiss the indictment. Both motions were denied. The cause went to trial. At the close of the government’s evidence, Manning moved for a judgment of acquittal alleging, among other grounds, that a part of…
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