Sebastian Ortega-Lira v. United States

In this narcotics conviction review, we find ample evidence to sustain the conviction. This case is pre-Miranda, Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 86 S. Ct. 1602, 16 L.Ed.2d 694, so the point about the completeness of the warning given by the officers is not well taken.

Pre-arrest there was a rather unjustified search of premises which Ortega-Lira shared with a woman. However, nothing much was found. A telephone bill showing “a certain telephone call” was repeatedly alluded to by several testifying officers. There was no objection to the testimony when offered. Later, before sentence when the…