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HAMMOND v. UNITED STATES

No. 20115.

356 F.2d 931 (1966)

Ernest HAMMOND, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

February 8, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Olen D. Woods, San Diego, Cal., for appellant.

Manuel L. Real, U. S. Atty., Shelby R. Gott, Asst. U. S. Atty., San Diego, Cal., for appellee.

Before CHAMBERS, BARNES and JERTBERG, Circuit Judges.

BARNES, Circuit Judge:

Appellant was arrested at the Port of Andrade on the Mexican-United States border when the 1963 pickup truck he was driving was searched. Two packages of heroin were found, concealed in a hole cut into the air-cleaner of the automobile. Appellant claimed before a jury that he was innocently driving the car, borrowed by him, for one of his companions at an agreed compensation, but with no knowledge of the heroin. The jury convicted appellant...

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