Legal Opinion
United States v. Armando Valenzuela-Mendoza
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 22, 1971No. 71-1668PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant was indicted, tried by a jury and convicted of violating 21 U.S.C. § 176a [concealing and transporting illegally imported marihuana]. We affirm.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
Appellant was caught near Sonoita, Arizona, while driving a truck loaded with 405 kilos of marihuana. On previous occasions, he had served as a government informer, for which services he had been paid $350.00. There is evidence that he was dissatisfied with his compensation for these services. There is also evidence that he told one agent that the narcotics dealers in Tucson would give him $4,000.00 for delivering a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Lowell Lyons v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
- Lawrence George Kruchten v. Frank A. Eyman, Superintendent, Arizona State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
- Travis Robert Reid v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
- United States v. Samuel HarveyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- United States v. Odell MarshallCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Carl Douglas MartinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Edgar Christopher, Jr., and Tommy Gene EveridgeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
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