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UNITED STATES v. COLLINS

No. 84-5194.

764 F.2d 647 (1985)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Maria Lucia COLLINS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided June 25, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Wiechert, Asst. U.S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

W. Michael Mayock, Law Offices of W. Michael Mayock, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Before BROWNING, BARNES, Circuit Judges, and PRICE, District Judge.

BARNES, Circuit Judge:

Maria Lucia Collins appeals from her conviction of one count of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

On January 12, 1984, Customs inspectors were routinely examining airway bills of lading for packages which had arrived on a Varig Airlines flight from Brazil to Los Angeles. One of the airway bills, concerning an alleged shipment of "hearts of palm...

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