United States v. Randall James Race

LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Randall James Race was convicted in the district court of possessing marijuana with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1).

On February 4, 1974, customs agent Michael Murphy was inspecting the American Airlines warehouse at Logan Airport with a dog trained to detect the presence of controlled substances. The warehouse contained air cargo, domestic and international. The dog reacted to two large wooden crates by biting, scratching and barking — a reaction that Murphy later testified was a “strong alert” to drugs. Documents…