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UNITED STATES v. CHASE

No. 73-2490.

503 F.2d 571 (1974)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Christina Marie CHASE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

May 3, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. Milchen (argued), of McInerney, Milchen & Frank, San Diego, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Thomas M. Coffin, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Harry D. Steward, U.S. Atty., San Diego, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CHOY and WALLACE, Circuit Judges, and WILLIAMS, District Judge.

CHOY, Circuit Judge:

The appellant, Christine Chase, was convicted of illegally importing three pounds of cocaine.1 She contends on appeal that the narcotics were discovered as the result of an unlawful strip search conducted at the border. We affirm.

On December 13, 1972 appellant, upon entering the United States from Mexico, was halted at the Calexico, California point of entry. After preliminary questioning, a search of her...

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