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Beck v. United States

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Mar 20, 1968
390 F.2d 663 (5th Cir. 1968)

Opinion

No. 24768.

March 20, 1968.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas; Ben C. Connally, Judge.

W.F. Walsh, Houston, Tex., for appellant.

James R. Gough, Asst. U.S. Atty., Houston, Tex., for appellee.

Before COLEMAN and CLAYTON, Circuit Judges, and JOHNSON, District Judge.


Since Beck's first trial in December, 1961, for smuggling marihuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 176a, enough has already been written and more than enough time has elapsed since the offense for which he has now been twice convicted by juries.

Beck v. United States of America, 5 Cir., 317 F.2d 865, cert. den. 375 U.S. 972, 84 S.Ct. 480, 11 L.Ed.2d 419, rehearing den. 376 U.S. 929, 84 S.Ct. 656, 11 L.Ed. 2d 627 and Beck v. United States of America, 5 Cir., 367 F.2d 865.

The extremely technical and insubstantial questions now presented do not justify writing more, or delaying further the execution of the sentence imposed.

The conviction now appealed from is ordered affirmed.


Summaries of

Beck v. United States

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Mar 20, 1968
390 F.2d 663 (5th Cir. 1968)
Case details for

Beck v. United States

Case Details

Full title:Edward Earle BECK, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Mar 20, 1968

Citations

390 F.2d 663 (5th Cir. 1968)