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Arnold C. Stream, New York City (Elliot A. Wysor, New York City), of
counsel, for defendant-appellant.
Paul W. Williams, U. S. Atty., S. D. N. Y., New York City (Whitney
North Seymour, Jr., Robert Kirtland, Robert P. Patterson, Jr., Asst. U. S.
Attys., New York City), of counsel, for respondent-appellee.
Before CLARK, Chief Judge, and HINCKS and WATERMAN, Circuit
Judges.
WATERMAN, Circuit Judge.
bar, such a conspiracy was an offense expressly punishable under the specific
provisions of the narcotics laws. 21 U.S.C.A. 174 and 26 U.S.C. 7237 (a).
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21 U.S.C.A. 174 and 26 U.S.C. 7237 (a) provide for increased sentences for
second offenders and define what is meant by a second offender as follows:
Moreover, this court's construction of the statute is clearly in accord with the
For these reasons we think the trial court correctly sentenced defendant as a
second offender under the federal narcotics laws.
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Notes:
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of this title; section 12, chapter 553, of the Act of August 2, 1937 (50 Stat. 556),
as amended; or sections 2557(b) (1) or 2596 of Title 26."
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