David Sandoval v. United States

PICKETT, Circuit Judge.

Sandoval was convicted on a two-count' indictment charging him with receiving and concealing narcotics, in violation of 21 U.S.C.A. § 174, and the sale thereof, in violation of 26 U.S.C.A. § 4705(a). This appeal raises questions as to the admissibility of the narcotics into evidence, the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the conviction, and the availability of the defense of entrapment.

The evidence of the prosecution shows that on September 1, 1959, Federal Nar coties Agent Parks, Baca and Perea, detectives of the Albuquerque Police Department, and Chavez, 1 a…