Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit October 26, 1971, 23017 (United States v. Charles J. Thornton)

SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge:

Appellant was convicted on a federal narcotic charge stemming from his possession of 20 capsules containing heroin.

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The capsules were found in an envelope removed from his shirt pocket during a search incidental to his arrest

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on a warrant charging another violation of the federal narcotic laws.