UNITED STATES v. MELENDREZ-SALAS

No. 72-1787.

466 F.2d 861 (1972)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose MELENDREZ-SALAS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

September 22, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George Haverstick (argued), San Diego, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

James W. Meyers, Asst. U. S. Atty. (argued), Stephen G. Nelson, Douglas G. Hendricks, Jeffrey F. Arbetman, Asst. U. S. Attys., Harry D. Steward, U. S. Atty., San Diego, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before HUFSTEDLER and WRIGHT, Circuit Judges, and LUCAS, District Judge.


PER CURIAM:

In this appeal from a conviction for smuggling marijuana, appellant makes three assignments of error: (1) the evidence was insufficient to sustain the conviction, (2) the court improperly denied a jury request during deliberation to have certain testimony read again, and (3) the court abused its discretion by refusing to accept a plea of guilty. We have considered all of the contentions, find that none has merit, and will discuss only the third.

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