Legal Opinion
Albert Lopez Gallego v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 23, 1960No. 16580_1PublishedCited by 176 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMLEY, Circuit Judge.
Albert Lopez Gallego appeals from his conviction and sentence on a charge of unlawful importation of marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C.A. § 176a. Two questions are presented here. The first is whether, because of an asserted missing link in the chain of evidence relating to the custody of a can and a sack containing marijuana, it was error to admit these articles into evidence as exhibits. The second is whether the sentence imposed in conformity with 21 U.S. C.A. § 176a and 26 U.S.C.A. § 7237(d) constitutes cruel and unusual punishment within the meaning of the Eighth…
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