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UNITED STATES v. RUELAS-ALTAMIRANO

No. 72-1235.

463 F.2d 1197 (1972)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Francisco RUELAS-ALTAMIRANO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

July 17, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Ripley (argued), San Diego, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Donald F. Shanahan, Asst. U. S. Atty. (argued), Harry D. Stewart, U. S. Atty., San Diego, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before HAMLEY and CHOY, Circuit Judges, and CRARY, District Judge.

PER CURIAM:

Francisco Ruelas-Altamirano appeals from a judgment following a verdict of guilty of one count of illegal importation and one count of possession with intent to distribute marijuana, 21 U.S.C. §§ 952, 960, 963 and 841(a) (1).

Three errors are urged by the appellant:

(1) The trial court abused its discretion in refusing to allow a cultural geographer, Professor Gettner, to testify that Mexican people often do not know the name...

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