UNITED STATES v. BROWN

No. 24144.

421 F.2d 181 (1969)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Samuel BROWN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

December 22, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Hirsh (argued), Tucson, Ariz., for appellant.

Ana Bowen (argued), Asst. U. S. Atty., Jo Ann D. Diamos, Asst. U. S. Atty., Richard K. Burke, U. S. Atty., Tucson, Ariz., for appellee.

Before MERRILL and WRIGHT, Circuit Judges, and BEEKS, District Judge.


PER CURIAM:

The facts in this case are almost identical to those in United States v. Castle, 409 F.2d 1347 (9th Cir. 1969). Both involved rectal searches by customs inspectors. In both, the inspectors learned from reliable informants that the defendant was smuggling in heroin concealed in his rectal cavity. In both, a strip search of the defendant confirmed the informants' testimony. In both, the body cavity search was conducted by...

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