United States v. Ronald Bowman

WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

In this case involving a pre-Almeida-Sanchez 1 2 border search, the district court, sitting without a jury, convicted Ronald Bowman on four counts charging violations of 21 U.S.C. §§ 176a 3 and 174. 3 Count 1 charged him with smuggling fifty pounds of marihuana into the United States. Count 3 levied the same charge with respect to one ounce of heroin. Count 2 charged knowing transportation and concealment of the marihuana while knowing it to have been illegally imported. Count 4 made the same charge with respect to the heroin. On June 9, 1969, Bowman was sentenced to…