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369 F.2d 397

Docket No. 20779.

Bills v. United States

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Decided Nov. 28, 1966.

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals · decided 1966-11-28

Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently November 1966

1 federal appellate ·

2 counsel of record

Relies on Evans v. United States · Glover v. United States

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Opinion by (per_curiam) · Decided 1966-11-28

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¶1David F. Cunningham, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellant.

¶2Manuel Real, U. S. Atty., John Van de Kamp, Asst. U. S. Atty., Robert L. Bro-sio, Asst. U. S. Atty., Chief, Crim. Div., Jules D. Barnett, Asst. U. S. Atty., Chief Fraud Section, Los Angeles, Cal., for ap-pellee.

¶3Before CHAMBERS, BARNES and ELY, Circuit Judges.

¶4PER CURIAM:

¶5This is an appeal of a conviction for trafficking in narcotics. Appellant attacks the sufficiency of the evidence.

¶6An analysis of the evidence shows that the government made an adequate prima *398facie case. Appellant offered an alibi, which, if believed by the jury, would have exonerated her. But the jury obviously disbelieved her. Among the cases cited by appellant are two “guilt by association” cases that were reversed for lack of enough proof: Glover v. United States, 10 Cir., 306 F.2d 594, and Evans v. United States, 9 Cir., 257 F.2d 121. Here there was association and much more; that is, direct evidence from which the reasonable inference could be drawn that in the transaction she had her hands on the heroin involved. Also, there was evidence that she received money for it.

¶7We find the evidence adequate.

¶8Judgment affirmed.

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