United States v. John Doe

JAMESON, District Judge:

John Doe,1 defendant-appellant, was convicted of possession of heroin with intent to distribute and importation of heroin. The issues on this appeal relate primarily to alleged errors with respect to the pretrial suppression hearing and the sentencing proceeding. We affirm the conviction, but remand for resentencing.

I. Factual Background

On December 22, 1978, Doe was aboard an airline flight from Seoul, Korea, to Seattle, Washington. He was accompanied by Richard Roe.2 Both had been drinking during the flight. While in flight Roe offered a serviceman $500 to carry a…