Legal Opinion
Jessie Villanueva Espinoza and Margaret Espinoza v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 1, 1963No. 18346PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROWNING, Circuit Judge.
Appellants’ attack upon the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain their convictions arising out of a sale of narcotic drugs on November 16, 1961, must fail if the evidence established that each had possession of the narcotic drugs and neither explained her possession to the satisfaction of the trier of fact. 1 21 U.S.C.A. § 174.
1. A government witness testified that appellant Margaret Espinoza had physical possession of the narcotic drugs and delivered them to the government witness at the time of the sale. Margaret offered no explanation of her possession; she simply…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Alfredo Delgado Arellanes and Geneva Arellanes v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
- Henry Rodella v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960
- Frank Anthony Cellino v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960
- United States v. BucurCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1952
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- United States v. James Turner, A/K/A Brother TurnerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
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