UNITED STATES v. VARGAS

No. 24938.

436 F.2d 1280 (1971)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Jose VARGAS, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

January 5, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard C. Turrone (argued), San Jose, Cal., for appellant.

Robert P. Scheinblum (argued), Asst. U. S. Atty., Robert L. Meyer, U. S. Atty., David R. Nissen, Chief, Crim. Div., Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff and appellee.

Before CHAMBERS and MERRILL, Circuit Judges, and CONTI, District Judge.


PER CURIAM:

The judgment of conviction in their heroin case is affirmed.

The one serious point is the significance of 18 U.S.C. § 3109 on the facts here. Federal agents entered the apartment of Vargas through an open door, announcing an arrest of an associate (who later pleaded guilty). After entry a search followed the arrest, which uncovered heroin.

In our view, the thrust of Section 3109 (a request to permit entry) is aimed at the closed or...

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