UNITED STATES v. MUNGIA

No. 25659.

454 F.2d 734 (1972)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William Vega MUNGIA, 5956, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

January 31, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry R. Hirschfield, Oakland, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Harry D. Steward, U. S. Atty., Stephen G. Nelson, Chief, Crim. Div., Shelby R. Gott, Asst. U. S. Atty., San Diego, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before HAMLEY, DUNIWAY and HUFSTEDLER, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Mungia appeals from his conviction under two counts charging smuggling heroin (21 U.S.C. § 173) and seconal (18 U.S.C. § 545; 19 U.S.C. §§ 1459, 1461, 1484, 1485). We affirm.

1. There is more than sufficient evidence to sustain the verdict on both counts.

2. There is evidence that Mungia was drunk when he drove across the border from Mexico with a female companion on whose person the heroin was concealed. There is also...

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