Mario Lopez Covarrubias v. United States

Appellant was indicted in three counts of a five-count indictment for violating Title 21 U.S.C.A. § 174. Count one charged appellant and codefendant Juan Jose Medrano with knowingly and unlawfully selling and facilitating the sale of a quantity of heroin; count two charged them with knowingly and unlawfully receiving, concealing and facilitating the concealment and transportation of the same; and count five charged them with conspiracy to violate the narcotics laws of the United States with reference to the transactions set forth in counts one and two.

The case was tried to a jury which…