Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jerry Lucious REID, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1972-12-06
Citations: 469 F.2d 1094
Docket Number: No. 72-2487
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jerry Lucious REID, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 469
Pages: 1094–1094

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jerry Lucious REID, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 72-2487
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Dec. 6, 1972.
William S. Guy, McComb, Miss., for defendant-appellant.
Robert E. Hauberg, U. S. Atty., E. Donald Strange, Asst. U. S. Atty., Jackson, Miss., for plaintiff-appellee.
Before THORNBERRY, COLEMAN and INGRAHAM, Circuit Judges.
Rule 18, 5th Cir.; see Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Co. of New York et al., 5th Cir. 1970, 431 F.2d 409, Part I.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
In this appeal from a jury trial conviction for carrying on the business of a distiller without having given bond, in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 5601(a)(4), appellant contends (1) that his motion for acquittal was erroneously denied, (2) that it was plain error for the trial judge to instruct the jury that witnesses are presumed to testify truthfully, and (3) that it was plain error to admit certain hearsay testimony. We conclude that the trial court committed no reversible error; but our holding is not to be construed as approving an instruction to the jury that witnesses are presumed to testify truthfully. See Knapp v. United States, 5th Cir. 1963, 316 F.2d 794.
Affirmed.