UNITED STATES v. MONTOYA DE HERNANDEZ

No. 83-5125.

731 F.2d 1369 (1984)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rosa Elvira MONTOYA de HERNANDEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided April 24, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janet Levine, Deputy Public Fed. Defender, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Jeffrey S. Niesen, Asst. U.S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GOODWIN and TANG, Circuit Judges, and JAMESON, District Judge.


PER CURIAM.

Rosa Montoya de Hernandez appeals her convictions for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and for importation of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952(a) and 960(a)(1). She argues that the district court erred in failing to suppress 88 bags of cocaine that passed through her alimentary canal after a lengthy airport detention following her arrival on a flight from Bogota, Colombia.

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