MACHADO v. UNITED STATES

No. 23191.

409 F.2d 604 (1969)

Jose Parra MACHADO, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

February 25, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S. James Chapman (argued), San Diego, Cal., for appellant.

Joseph C. Milchen (argued), Asst. U. S. Atty., Edwin L. Miller, U. S. Atty., San Diego, Cal., for appellee.

Before CHAMBERS and KOELSCH, Circuit Judges, and WHELAN, District Judge.


CHAMBERS, Circuit Judge:

The sufficiency of the evidence in this marijuana smuggling case is not questioned.

Machado, in 1965, under questioning at the San Ysidro border station, decided to flee back to Mexico. His flight was successful, but he had left behind an Oldsmobile car with 70 pounds of marijuana in it and his wallet with his alien immigration card in it. This has his picture on it.

Three years later, Machado came back to the American side...

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