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UNITED STATES v. CONTRERAS

No. 24461.

422 F.2d 828 (1970)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Paul Rodriquez CONTRERAS, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

February 26, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul A. Bible (argued), of Bible, McDonald, Carano & Wilson, Reno, Nev., for appellant.

Julien G. Sourwine (argued), Asst. U. S. Atty., Bart M. Schouweiler, U. S. Atty., Reno, Nev., for appellee.

Before ELY, KILKENNY, and TRASK, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Contreras was charged with having committed, on an Indian reservation, the crime of forcible rape on an Indian female. 18 U.S.C. §§ 2031, 1152. Tried to a jury, he was found not guilty of the charged offense but guilty of the lesser included offense of assault with intent to commit rape.

Contreras' attorney here argues, ably and vigorously, that the evidence was insufficient to support conviction. He emphasizes testimony that the accused...

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