Legal Opinion
United States v. Jaime Gomez-Tostado
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 4, 1979No. 78-2318PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, Circuit Judge:
Gomez-Tostado appeals from his conviction for possession, with the intent to distribute, a controlled substance (heroin) in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). 1 He raises two arguments which merit discussion: that this statute does not make criminal the possession of heroin if he intends to distribute it in a foreign country and, secondly, that transshipment of the contraband is governed by 21 U.S.C. § 954 rather than by section 841(a)(1). We affirm.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
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- United States v. Bautista Castillo-FelixCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Frank Pierorazio, United States of America v. Jesse CappsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- John Eugene Kniess v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
- United States v. LeslieDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1976
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3Cited by34 opinions
- United States v. John M. SmithCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
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- United States v. Edward Rodriguez, A/K/A Rick, Thomas J. Albernaz, Peter Smigowski, and William John MartinsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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- State v. AndersonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
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