Case Name: William Kenneth THOMPSON, etc., Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1969-05-20
Citations: 411 F.2d 946
Docket Number: No. 22643
Parties: William Kenneth THOMPSON, etc., Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 411
Pages: 946–948

Head Matter:
William Kenneth THOMPSON, etc., Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.
No. 22643.
United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.
May 20, 1969.
Roger B. Dworkin (argued), San Diego, Calif., for appellant.
Phillip Johnson (argued), Asst. U. S. Atty., Edwin L. Miller, U. S. Atty., San Diego, Cal., for appellee.
Before BARNES and ELY, Circuit Judges, and THOMPSON, District Judge.
Hon. Bruce R. Thompson, United States District Judge, Reno, Nevada, sitting by designation.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
We affirm the judgment of conviction in this border crossing case, where a medically conducted search of the appellant's rectum disclosed a package of heroin.
As in Arciniaga v. United States, 409 F.2d 513 (9th Circuit, decided April 3, 1969), the facts and the trial court's findings in this case more closely resemble Rivas v. United States, 368 F.2d 703 (9th Cir. 1966), cert. den. 386 U.S. 945, 87 S.Ct. 980, 17 L.Ed.2d 875 (1967), than they do other "alimentary canal cases" involving narcotics. Evidence was sufficient to establish a "clear indication" of the possession of narcotics by appellant.
The other errors alleged as to introduction of evidence and sentencing we find without merit.