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UNITED STATES v. ALMADA-ALDAMA

Nos. 72-1416, 72-1417.

462 F.2d 952 (1972)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jorge ALMADA-ALDAMA, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Cosme ALMADA-ALDAMA, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

June 13, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur J. Hutton, Lawrence Ollason, Tucson, Ariz., for appellants.

William C. Smitherman, U. S. Atty., James M. Wilkes, Asst. U. S. Atty., Tucson, Ariz., for appellee.

Before MERRILL, ELY and GOODWIN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Appellants were convicted of importation of 1101 pounds of marijuana, a violation of 21 U.S.C. § 952(a), and of possession with intent to distribute those 1101 pounds of marijuana, a violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a) (1). They appeal, contending that the district court abused its discretion in permitting a United States Customs Agent to identify the marijuana and in failing to require that the identification be made by a chemist. We affirm.

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