United States v. Lee Santiago

LUMBARD, Chief Judge.

Lee Santiago appeals from a judgment of conviction for receiving, concealing, and facilitating the transportation and concealment of illegally imported heroin, 21 U.S.C. §§ 173-174. The judgment was entered in the Southern District of New York after a two-day trial before Judge Cooper, sitting without a jury. During the hearing of a motion to suppress evidence allegedly obtained through an il legal search and seizure, trial was begun on the indictment and the parties stipulated that all evidence heard on the hearing would be adopted at trial.

The defendant raises two…