Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Connie Lee FALLANG, Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1971-03-11
Citations: 439 F.2d 685
Docket Number: No. 26486
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Connie Lee FALLANG, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 439
Pages: 685–685

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Connie Lee FALLANG, Appellant.
No. 26486.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
March 11, 1971.
See also 9 Cir., 439 F.2d 685.
Lawrence Ollason, Tucson, Ariz., for appellant.
Richard K. Burke, U. S. Atty., Stanley L. Patchell, Tucson, Ariz., for appellee.
Before HAMLEY, CARTER and TRASK, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Connie Lee Fallang appeals from her conviction on a charge of importing marihuana into the United States in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 176a.
Approximately eighty pounds of marihuana were in a suitcase which was found in the locked trunk of a rented car for which defendant had paid the rental, and in which she rode as a passenger when it entered the United States at Nogales, Arizona.
On this appeal defendant argues that the Government did not prove two essential elements: that defendant knew of the marihuana in the suitcase, and intended to defraud the United States. However, our review of the record convinces us that the evidence was sufficient.
Affirmed.