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UNITED STATES v. ROBELO

No. 78-3126.

596 F.2d 868 (1979)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael David ROBELO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

May 10, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin D. Lurie (argued), San Francisco, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Joyce A. Babst, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CARTER and WRIGHT, Circuit Judges, and SOLOMON, District Judge.

JAMES M. CARTER, Circuit Judge:

Michael Robelo was apprehended in May 1978 as he entered the United States after a flight from Lima, Peru, with 972 grams of cocaine hidden under a false bottom in his suitcase. After being apprehended, Robelo persistently asserted that he acted alone in saving $9,000 to finance his trip and the cocaine purchase, and that he acted alone in making the purchase. He also maintained persistently...

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