UNITED STATES v. PALMER

No. 77-3548.

575 F.2d 721 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lucinda PALMER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied July 31, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Shemaria, of Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Andrea Sheridan Ordin, U.S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before MERRILL and KENNEDY, Circuit Judges, and BARTELS, District Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing In Banc Denied July 31, 1978.

MERRILL, Circuit Judge:

This appeal is taken from conviction of importation of cocaine and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Appellant was arrested at the Los Angeles International Airport customs area on her arrival from Panama, when a search revealed her possession of twenty-four ounces of cocaine.

The search was conducted by a female customs...

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