United States v. Smith

Full title: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. LEE ALFRED SMITH…

Court: United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Dec 20, 1971

451 F.2d 601 (9th Cir. 1971)

Opinion

No. 71-2348.

December 20, 1971.

Barry J. Portman (argued), Deputy Federal Public Defender, John K. Van De Kamp, Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Chester L. Brown, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Robert L. Meyer, U.S. Atty., Eric A. Nobles, Asst. U.S. Atty. Chief, Criminal Division, Tom G. Kontos, Asst. U.S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California; Charles H. Carr, Judge.

Before DUNIWAY and ELY, Circuit Judges, CROCKER, District Judge.^_

_ Honorable M. D. Crocker, United States District Judge, Eastern District of California, sitting by designation.

PER CURIAM:

The judgment of conviction must be reversed. United States v. Andersen, 9 Cir., 1971, 447 F.2d 1063; United States v. Zaragoza, 9 Cir., 1971, 449 F.2d 1278.

Reversed. The mandate will issue forthwith, and the indictment shall be dismissed. A petition for rehearing will not be entertained.