UNITED STATES v. ALTAVILLA

No. 24003.

419 F.2d 815 (1969)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Anthony F. ALTAVILLA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

December 29, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul J. Fisher (argued), Seattle, Wash., for appellant.

J. Byron Holcomb (argued), Asst. U. S. Atty., Stan Pitkin, U. S. Atty., Seattle, Wash., for appellee.

Before MERRILL, CARTER and TRASK, Circuit Judges.


TRASK, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal by Anthony F. Altavilla from his conviction for concealing and facilitating the transportation and concealment of heroin imported contrary to law in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 174.

On September 10, 1968, federal narcotics agents and officers of the Seattle, Washington, Police Department raided a Seattle motel room believing it to contain heroin. They found and arrested appellant, one David Waligorsky, and an eighteen...

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