UNITED STATES v. WESTON

No. 26850.

448 F.2d 626 (1971)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Janice WESTON, a/k/a Janice Wallace, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

September 3, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Garvey (argued), of Houger, Garvey & Schubert, Seattle, Wash., for defendant-appellant.

Charles Pinnell, Asst. U. S. Atty. (argued), Stan Pitkin, U. S. Atty., Seattle, Wash., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before DUNIWAY and CARTER, Circuit Judges, and GRAY, District Judge.


DUNIWAY, Circuit Judge:

Weston, also known as Wallace, appeals from her conviction by a jury of violating 21 U.S.C. § 174, receiving, concealing and facilitating the transportation of 537.11 grams of heroin, knowing that it had been imported contrary to law. She presents two questions, which we discuss separately.

1. Sufficiency of the evidence.

Weston argues that the evidence is insufficient to show that she knowingly possessed the heroin...

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