UNITED STATES v. VELAZQUEZ

No. 19-50099.

1 F.4th 1132 (2021)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alfred VELAZQUEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed June 23, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carlton F. Gunn (argued), Pasadena, California, for Defendant-Appellant.

Benjamin Holley (argued) and Nicole Ries Fox , Assistant United States Attorneys; Daniel E. Zipp , Chief, Appellate Section, Criminal Division; Robert S. Brewer, Jr. , United States Attorney; United States Attorney's Office, San Diego, California; for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Dissent by Judge Bade.


OPINION

A jury convicted Alfred Velazquez of importing controlled substances into the United States, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 960. At trial, Velazquez took the stand and testified he did not know the car he was driving contained drugs—what is sometimes...

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