Legal Opinion
United States v. Dennis Harlan Brown
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 24, 1972No. 71-1223PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHOY, Circuit Judge.
Dennis H. Brown appeals his conviction by a jury of knowingly importing and transporting and concealing heroin and hycodan in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 173 and 174. We affirm.
1. Brown argues that the evidence produced at trial was insufficient to sustain a verdict of guilty. This is admittedly a close case. But given the narrow scope of review of a verdict rendered by a jury, we find that there was sufficient evidence to support the guilty verdict.
The Government’s first witness was Glen R. Burrow, a customs inspector at the San Ysidro port of entry, who testified that…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- United States v. J. Norman JonesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
- John William Whaley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- United States v. Lincoln Calvert McSweaneyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
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