Case Name: Mike R. PARGA, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1968-12-16
Citations: 404 F.2d 878
Docket Number: No. 22536
Parties: Mike R. PARGA, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 404
Pages: 878–878

Head Matter:
Mike R. PARGA, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.
No. 22536.
United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.
Dec. 16, 1968.
Certiorari Denied April 7, 1969.
See 89 S.Ct. 1316.
Evelyn Magnes, San Jose, Cal., for appellant.
Wm. M. Byrne, Jr., U. S. Atty., Robert L. Brosio, Asst. U. S. Atty., Crim. Div., R. S. Morroww, Asst. U. S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for appellee.
Before BROWNING, DUNIWAY, and CARTER, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the government, we think it was sufficient to establish that appellant had personal knowledge that the marihuana was illegally imported; and, in any event, we think the evidence was sufficient to establish that appellant had constructive possession of the marihuana, thus bringing into play the presumption of 21 U.S.C. § 176a. The conviction is therefore affirmed.