Patterson v. United States

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Decided Oct. 3, 1966.

Rehearing Denied Nov. 4, 1966.

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals · decided 1966-10-03

Cited by 3 later decisions — most recently October 1969

3 federal appellate ·

2 counsel of record

Applies 26 U.S.C. § 5179

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Opinion by (per_curiam) · Decided 1966-10-03

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¶1Frank B. Stow, Gainesville, Ga., for appellant.

¶2Charles B. Lewis, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Charles L. Goodson, U. S. Atty., Thomas K. McWhorter, Asst. U. S. Atty., for appellee.

¶3Before RIVES, BELL, and THORN-BERRY, Circuit Judges.

¶4PER CURIAM:

¶5This is an appeal from a judgment entered after a jury verdict of guilty on a four count indictment charging appellant with having violated the internal revenue laws relating to illicit distilled spirits. 26 U.S.C.A. §§ 5179(a); 5205(a) (2); 5601(a) (1), (4); 5604(a) (1); and 5686.

¶6 The record demonstrates a sufficiency of evidence to warrant the conviction; no illegal search; and no error in admitting a prior felony conviction, after appellant testified, for purposes of impeachment.

¶7Affirmed.