UNITED STATES v. BALTIERRA-FRAUSTO

No. 72-2946.

472 F.2d 597 (1973)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Vicente BALTIERRA-FRAUSTO, Defendant and Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Certiorari Denied May 7, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gordon Thompson, Jr., District Judge Lewis A. Wenzell (argued), San Diego, Cal., for defendant and appellant.

Douglas G. Hendricks, Asst. U. S. Atty. (argued), Stephen G. Nelson, Asst. U. S. Atty., Harry D. Steward, U. S. Atty., San Diego, Cal., for plaintiff and appellee.

Before CHAMBERS and TRASK, Circuit Judges, and BYRNE, Senior District Judge.


Certiorari Denied May 7, 1973. See 93 S.Ct. 2160.

PER CURIAM:

This case of conspiracy to import marijuana is affirmed. The whole defense concerned the admission into evidence of the defendant's oral confession. We find the ruling admitting the statements was quite proper. The Miranda warning was adequate and given twice. On the first warning, the waiver was equivocal. But the oral waiver was not equivocal on the second warning. There was no duty to give a...

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