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UNITED STATES v. MONTOYA DE HERNANDEZ

No. 84-755.

473 U.S. 531 (1985)

UNITED STATES v. MONTOYA DE HERNANDEZ

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided July 1, 1985

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deputy Solicitor General Frey argued the cause for the United States. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General Lee, Assistant Attorney General Trott, and John F. De Pue.

Peter M. Horstman, by appointment of the Court, 469 U.S. 1204, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Janet I. Levine.

JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court.

Respondent Rosa Elvira Montoya de Hernandez was detained by customs officials upon her arrival at the Los Angeles Airport on a flight from Bogota, Colombia. She was found to be smuggling 88 cocaine-filled balloons in her alimentary canal, and was convicted after a bench trial of various federal narcotics offenses. A divided panel of the United States Court of Appeals for...

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