United States v. Harriott H. Childs

DONALD RUSSELL, Circuit Judge.

The defendant was convicted under the Assimilative Crime Act 1 of knowing possession of marihuana with intent to distribute, in violation of Section 54-524.101(a) of the Code of Virginia (1950), as amended. The marihuana, carefully packed in a trunk in the form of bricks weighing about a half pound each, was shipped by airline from Los Angeles, California, to Washington National Airport in Arlington County, Virginia. After receipt of the trunk for shipment, the Air Freight supervisor in Los Angeles for some reason, not explained in the record on appeal, became…