United States of America, Plaintiff-appellee, v. Carl Spangler, Appellant, 416 F.2d 969 (9th Cir. 1969)
Annotate this CaseAppeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California; C. A. Muecke, Judge.
Richard A. Walton, of Dahlstrum, Walton, Butts & Bergman, Hollywood, Cal., for appellant.
Edwin L. Miller, Jr., U. S. Atty., Shelby R. Gott, Asst. U. S. Atty., San Diego, Cal., for appellee.
DECISION
Before CHAMBERS, ELY and KILKENNY, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM.
The judgment appealed from is reversed. The question of proof of possession is a close one, but we find it falls a little short of proof beyond a reasonable doubt, resolving here, of course, all inferences in favor of the government.
It would appear that the indictment should be dismissed.
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