United States of America, and v. Delano B. Kelley, And

Good Law
426 F.2d 296
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 3, 197024392_1California147 words

Opinion

The judgment of conviction in this narcotics case is affirmed.

There was a conviction by a jury on two heroin counts and one on cocaine. If the cocaine count stood alone, Turner v. United States, 396 U.S. 398 , 90 S.Ct. 642 , 24 L.Ed. 610 , would require a reversal.

As to the heroin counts, there are contentions of inadequate representation of counsel, objections to admission of allegedly hearsay testimony, and now an exception is taken to a jury instruction on possession.

The possession instruction actually was favorable to Kelley. We find that the representation was reasonably competent and not a sham.

The hearsay was admitted for a very limited purpose to show “setting” and the jury was carefully cautioned as to its use. There was no such caution sounded in Sanchez v. United States, 8 Cir., 293 F.2d 260 , which appellant heavily relies upon.