UNITED STATES v. JOHNSON

No. 83-5090.

735 F.2d 373 (1984)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sterling JOHNSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided June 15, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kendra S. McNally, Asst. U.S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Victor B. Kenton, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Before BROWNING, Chief Judge, GOODWIN and KENNEDY, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Johnson appeals his conviction for importation of narcotics under 21 U.S.C. §§ 952(a), 960(a)(1) and misuse of a diplomatic passport under 18 U.S.C. § 1544. We affirm.

The trial judge's instruction on the intent necessary to convict for both offenses was not erroneous. Unlike the instructions struck down in Sandstrom v. Montana, 442 U.S. 510, 99 S.Ct. 2450, 61 L.Ed.2d 39 (1979), and Connecticut...

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