Jesus Moreno-Vallejo v. United States

McGOWAN, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from a conviction by the District Court, sitting without a jury, of two counts of federal narcotics violations. 21 U.S.C. § 174 and 26 U.S.C. § 4704(a). The only issue, both in the trial court and here, is whether the heroin admitted in evidence was illegally seized in violation of the Fourth Amendment. We do not think the District Court can be said to have erred in its ruling on the admissibility of this evidence; and, accordingly, we affirm the conviction. 1

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On July 16, 1967, at 10:00 A.M., an informer known to U.S. Customs Agent James E. Riggs to be…