UNITED STATES v. PADILLA

No. 26754.

443 F.2d 1371 (1971)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Raymond PADILLA, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

July 16, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Frank McCabe (argued), of Defenders, Inc., San Diego, Cal., for appellant.

Shelby R. Gott, Asst. U. S. Atty. (argued), Robert H. Filsinger, Chief, Criminal Division, Harry D. Steward, U. S. Atty., San Diego, Cal., for appellee.

Before CHAMBERS and HUFSTEDLER, Circuit Judges; and TAYLOR, District Judge.


PER CURIAM:

The judgment of conviction in this case of conspiracy to smuggle certain narcotics into the United States is affirmed.

We find only a little, if any, direct evidence of Padilla's participation in a conspiracy but there was sufficient circumstantial evidence for the case to go to the jury.

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