U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1972

United States v. Earlie Higginbottam

United States v. Earlie Higginbottam
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided January 19, 1972 · Gewin, Goldberg, Dyer
453 F.2d 1372; 1972 U.S. App. LEXIS 11756 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

United States v. Earlie Higginbottam

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

Affirmed. See Local Rule 21. 1a

1a

. See NLRB v. Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, 430 F.2d 966 (5th Cir. 1970).

Defendant was convicted of unlawfully and knowingly possessing a quantity of whiskey in immediate containers not having stamps affixed thereto as required by law, 26 U.S.C. § 5604(a) (1). On this appeal he contends the evidence was not sufficient to sustain the conviction, that the indictment was defective, and that he was entrapped.

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