UNITED STATES v. PRUITT

No. 71-2456.

464 F.2d 494 (1972)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Harry William PRUITT, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 16, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russell E. Parsons, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Harry D. Steward, U. S. Atty., Shelby R. Gott, Asst. U. S. Atty., San Diego, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before MERRILL, ELY and TRASK, Circuit Judges.


MERRILL, Circuit Judge:

Appellant stands convicted on various counts of smuggling, receiving, concealing and facilitating the transportation and concealment of marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 176a. On appeal from judgment he challenges his conviction on various grounds. We affirm.

A customs agent received a tip from an informer that a substantial amount of marijuana was to be brought across the border from Mexico at an unauthorized point of entry...

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