UNITED STATES v. QUINTERO-CASTRO

No. 82-1516.

705 F.2d 1099 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Orlando QUINTERO-CASTRO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided April 27, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric L. Dobberteen, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Maria E. Stratton, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Before FLETCHER and NELSON, Circuit Judges, and SOLOMON, District Judge.


PER CURIAM:

Orlando Quintero-Castro appeals his conviction for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, 21 U.S.C. § 841 (1976 & Supp. IV 1980). The conviction was based on the recovery of a number of small balloons containing cocaine which had been concealed in Quintero-Castro's stomach and intestines. Quintero-Castro asserts that the district court erred in not suppressing this evidence discovered by an...

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