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UNITED STATES v. TORRES

No. 72-2386.

477 F.2d 922 (1973)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Jose Rafael TORRES, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

April 23, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Struthers (argued), Struthers & Harris, Livermore, Cal., for appellant.

Donald F. Shanahan, Asst. U. S. Atty. (argued), Harry D. Steward, U. S. Atty., Stephen G. Nelson, Asst. U. S. Atty., San Diego, Cal., for appellee.

Before BROWNING and ELY, Circuit Judges, and SOLOMON, District Judge.

SOLOMON, District Judge:

Torres appeals his conviction for importing and possessing cocaine and heroin. 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 952 and 960.

On January 18, 1972, Torres drove from San Diego to Tijuana with Isabel Figueroa and Anselmo Lebron. They stayed in Tijuana about seven hours and then returned to the United States. The customs inspector at the San Ysidro Port of Entry found 1.75 ounces of heroin and .6 gram of cocaine in Torres' jacket pocket...

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