Lafayette Wood v. United States

J. WARREN MADDEN, Judge:

The appellant, hereinafter designated as the defendant, was convicted in the district court of violating Section 4742 (a) Title 26, United States Code. 1 The defendant has appealed. No question regarding the jurisdiction of the district court or this court is involved.

Evidence introduced by the Government at the trial supports the following recital of facts. On October 6, 1965, Sergeant McCarthy of the Las Vegas, Nevada Police Department introduced Federal Narcotics Agent Turnbou to a man named Booker who was apparently an informant for the Las Vegas Police Department.…