Legal Opinion

United States v. Douglas William Brown

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided January 29, 1985No. 83-5330PublishedCited by 87 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WALLACE, Circuit Judge:

Brown appeals his conviction on two counts of unlawful use of a telephone facility in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 843(b). The district court had jurisdiction under 18 U.S.C. § 3231. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We affirm.

I

Brown, an attorney, began purchasing cocaine for personal use from his neighbor, Valletta, early in 1982. Later, Brown agreed to allow Valletta to store cocaine at his residence and gave Valletta a key to permit entry when he was not at home. In return, Valletta began giving Brown free cocaine. Brown testified that his purpose in…

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