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- 426 F.2d 296
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PER CURIAM:
The judgment of conviction in this narcotics case is affirmed.
There was a conviction by a jury on two heroin counts and one on cocaine. If the cocaine count stood alone, Turner v. United States, 396 U.S. 398, 90 S.Ct. 642, 24 L.Ed. 610, would require a reversal.
As to the heroin counts, there are contentions of inadequate representation of counsel, objections to admission of allegedly hearsay testimony, and now an exception is taken to a jury instruction on possession.
The possession instruction actually was favorable to Kelley. We find that the representation was reasonably competent and not a sham.
The hearsay was admitted for a very limited purpose to show “setting” and the jury was carefully cautioned as to its use. There was no such caution sounded in Sanchez v. United States, 8 Cir., 293 F.2d 260, which appellant heavily relies upon.