CERDA v. UNITED STATES

No. 24327.

424 F.2d 544 (1970)

Louis Perez CERDA, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

April 29, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis Perez Cerda, in pro. per.

Wm. Matthew Byrne, Jr., U. S. Atty., Robert L. Brosio, Larry S. Flax, Asst. U. S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for appellee.

Before CARTER and HUFSTEDLER, Circuit Judges, and VON DER HEYDT, District Judge.


PER CURIAM.

Cerda played Russian Roulette with his chances, and lost. A three count indictment charged violations of Title 21 U.S.C. Sec. 174 and 26 U.S.C. Sec. 4705 (a) (1964), the crimes of concealing and selling a narcotic drug, namely heroin, and selling a narcotic drug, namely heroin, without a proper form issued for that purpose. The U. S. Attorney offered a plea to a lesser offense, a "tax count", which appellant refused, contrary to the advice of his counsel...

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