UNITED STATES v. PRIETO-OLIVAS

No. 27422 Summary Calendar.

419 F.2d 149 (1969)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Angel PRIETO-OLIVAS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

December 3, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gus Rallis, El Paso, Tex. (Ct. Apptd.), for appellant.

Segal V. Wheatley, U. S. Atty., R. Caballero, Asst. U. S. Atty., El Paso, Tex., for appellee.

Before THORNBERRY, MORGAN and CARSWELL, Circuit Judges.


CARSWELL, Circuit Judge:

Appellant, Angel Prieto-Olivas, a resident and citizen of Mexico, was indicted in June, 1964, for importing and transporting after importation, 12½ grams of heroin. Appellant's only defense was entrapment. After a trial in January 1969 the jury to which the issue of entrapment was submitted found appellant guilty on both counts of the indictment. Appellant was sentenced to concurrent sentences...

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