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United States v. Gonzales

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Apr 16, 1970
424 F.2d 1055 (9th Cir. 1970)

Opinion

No. 24897.

April 16, 1970.

William N. Fielden, La Jolla, Cal., for appellant.

Harry D. Steward, U.S. Atty., San Diego, Cal., for appellee.

Before CARTER, WRIGHT and KILKENNY, Circuit Judges.


Gonzales was convicted by a jury for violation of 21 U.S.C. § 176a, conspiring to smuggle marihuana into the United States. Following sentence, he appeals.

Gonzales claims that § 176a violates his constitutional privilege against self-incrimination. No record was made below to support this claim.

Section 176a, in prohibiting smuggling marihuana into the United States, does not violate a defendant's privilege against self-incriminaton. Witt v. United States, (9 Cir. 1969) 413 F.2d 303; McClain v. United States, (9 Cir. 1969) 417 F.2d 489; United States v. Scott, (9 Cir. 1970) 425 F.2d 55; Plascencia-Plascencia v. United States, (9 Cir. 1970), 423 F.2d 802; United States v. Simon, (9 Cir. 1970), 424 F.2d 1049.

The same rule would apply to a charge of conspiracy to smuggle marihuana. There is no merit to the contention.

Gonzales next claims error where a juror submitted a question to the court and the court asked several questions of a witness. This was not error.

Judgment affirmed.


Summaries of

United States v. Gonzales

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Apr 16, 1970
424 F.2d 1055 (9th Cir. 1970)
Case details for

United States v. Gonzales

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Manuel GONZALES, Appellant

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Apr 16, 1970

Citations

424 F.2d 1055 (9th Cir. 1970)

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