United States v. Richie Dean Jeffers, A/K/A Deanie

SPRECHER, Circuit Judge.

The primary question in this appeal concerns the quantity of a narcotic nec essary to obtain a conviction for possession of heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 844(a).

I

The defendant-petitioner, Richie Dean Jeffers, was arrested at her home at approximately 7:30 a. m. on September 26, 1974, on an unrelated charge. At the time of her arrest she was in bed. While she was dressing, one of the arresting officers, Officer Colby, made a cursory search of a purse which lay near petitioner's bed, to determine if weapons were present. He then gave the purse to the petitioner. As…