Legal Opinion
United States v. Luis Beltran-Rios
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 6, 1989No. 88-5279PublishedCited by 123 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Beltran-Rios was convicted of importation of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute. He appeals the conviction, contending that the district court erred in allowing the Government to introduce expert testimony describing the “profile” characteristics of drug couriers, and that the jury instruction on the elements of Beltran’s duress defense was erroneous. We affirm.
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FACTS
At approximately 9:00 a.m. on February 16, 1988, Luis Beltran-Rios entered the pedestrian inspection area of the Calexico, California Port of Entry.…
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