Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carl SPANGLER, Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1969-10-17
Citations: 416 F.2d 969
Docket Number: No. 23617
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carl SPANGLER, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 416
Pages: 969–969

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carl SPANGLER, Appellant.
No. 23617.
United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.
Oct. 17, 1969.
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.
Before CHAMBERS, ELY and KIL-KENNY, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
DECISION
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.