U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1971

United States v. John Drotar

United States v. John Drotar
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided August 17, 1971 · Brown, Thornberry, Morgan
445 F.2d 1405; 1971 U.S. App. LEXIS 8474 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

United States v. John Drotar

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

On May 3, 1971, our judgment of affirmance in this case, reported at 416 F.2d 914, was vacated by the Supreme Court, 402 U.S. 939, 91 S.Ct. 1628, 29 L.Ed.2d 107, and remanded for reconsideration in light of Leary v. United States, 395 U.S. 6, 89 S.Ct. 1532, 23 L.Ed. *1406 2d 57 (1969) and United States v. U. S. Coin and Currency, 401 U.S. 715, 91 S.Ct. 1041, 28 L.Ed.2d 434 (1971).

The matter is controlled by our recent decision in Harrington v. United States, 5 Cir., 1971, 444 F.2d 1190.

We hereby reverse the district court’s judgment of conviction and remand for further proceedings in accordance with the directions contained in Harrington.

Reversed and remanded.

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