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United States v. Drotar

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Aug 17, 1971
445 F.2d 1405 (5th Cir. 1971)

Opinion

No. 27319.

August 17, 1971.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida at Miami; Charles B. Fulton, Judge.

Philip Goodheim, Hollywood, Fla. (Court Appointed), for defendant-appellant.

William A. Meadows, Jr., U.S. Atty., Theodore Klein, Asst. U.S. Atty., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge, and THORNBERRY and MORGAN, Circuit Judges.


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. 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.


Summaries of

United States v. Drotar

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Aug 17, 1971
445 F.2d 1405 (5th Cir. 1971)
Case details for

United States v. Drotar

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John DROTAR…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Aug 17, 1971

Citations

445 F.2d 1405 (5th Cir. 1971)