Legal Opinion
United States v. Maria Lucia Collins
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 25, 1985No. 84-5194PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARNES, Circuit Judge:
Maria Lucia Collins appeals from her conviction of one count of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
On January 12, 1984, Customs inspectors were routinely examining airway bills of lading for packages which had arrived on a Varig Airlines flight from Brazil to Los Angeles. One of the airway bills, concerning an alleged shipment of “hearts of palm” addressed to appellant Collins, caught the attention of one of the inspectors because the shipment came from a narcotics source country and had no…
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