United States v. Chester Jones, Delores Watkins and Raymond Jones

HASTINGS, Chief Judge.

Defendants-appellants, Chester Jones (Jones), Delores Watkins, and Raymond Jones were convicted, following a jury trial, on a five-count indictment for violations of United States narcotics laws, 21 U.S.C.A. § 174 and 26 U.S.C.A. § 4705 (a). 1

Count one of the indictment charged .a conspiracy to receive and sell narcotics; counts two to five charged Chester Jones and Delores Watkins with unlawful reception, concealment, facilitation of transportation, and sale of narcotics. Raymond Jones was included in counts two and three.

On appeal, it is urged that Jones was deprived…