UNITED STATES v. WILMOT

No. 77-1770.

563 F.2d 1298 (1977)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Cecilio Armando WILMOT, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

October 25, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger Curtis McKee, Millsberg, Dickstein, Kartvedt & McKee, San Diego, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Sandra J. Wittman, Asst. U.S. Atty. on the brief, Terry J. Knoepp, Asst. U. S. Atty., San Diego, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before TRASK, WALLACE and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.


WALLACE, Circuit Judge:

Wilmot appeals from his conviction for importation of a controlled substance and possession with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 952, 960, and 963. He claims that the heroin seized from him and introduced into evidence after the denial of his motion to suppress was obtained as a result of an illegal search by customs officers. We disagree and affirm.

Wilmot entered into the United States from...

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