UNITED STATES v. CANTU

No. 26278.

437 F.2d 1080 (1971)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Manuel Ybarra CANTU, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 24, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Chanoux, San Diego, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Harry D. Steward, U. S. Atty., Robert H. Filsinger, Chief, Crim. Div., San Diego, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BROWNING, HUFSTEDLER, and TRASK, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Appellant, Manuel Ybarra Cantu, was convicted of violating 21 U.S.C. § 176a (illegal importation of marihuana). The sole issue on appeal is the sufficiency of the evidence presented to prove that he knew that he was carrying marihuana when he entered the United States.

Cantu entered the United States at Calexico in a 1960 Dodge automobile. The customs inspector observed that something appeared to have been added under the left front fender...

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