Haggerty v. United States

BOOTH, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction under an indictment containing two counts charging violation of the Harrison Anti-Narcotic Law (38 Stat. 785, and amendments [26 USCA § 211, and § 691 et seq.]). The first count was based upon section 2 of the act (26 USCA § 696), and charged that the defendant did sell, barter, exchange, and give away to one E. II. Staley certain narcotic drugs on June 28, 1929, not in pursuance of a written order of the purchaser on a form issued for that purpose by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. The second count was based on…