Legal Opinion
United States v. Bonnie Joyce Ember
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 21, 1984No. 83-5148XPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SNEED, Circuit Judge:
The government appeals from a district court judgment of acquittal. We dismiss the appeal because further prosecution is barred by the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment.
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FACTS
The government charged appellee Bonnie Joyce Ember in a two count indictment with importation and possession with intent to distribute of approximately 530 grams of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 952(a), and 960(a)(1). United States customs inspectors conducted a search of Ember after she arrived at Los Angeles International Airport on a'flight from Lima, Peru. The…
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