Moises Rivas v. United States

BARNES, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from the two count conviction of appellant (a) of the unlawful importation of narcotics, and (b) of the unlawful concealment of narcotics, knowingly brought into the United States in violation of law. (21 U.S.C. § 174). The “narcotic” was twenty-nine Percodan tablets. Appellant was sentenced to two five-year concurrent sentences, with a recommendation for treatment for narcotic addiction, and for vocational training.

Jurisdiction existed below pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3231, and exists here under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291, 1294.

Two errors are charged by appellant…