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Jimenez v. United States

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Feb 9, 1970
421 F.2d 1401 (5th Cir. 1970)

Opinion

No. 24698.

February 9, 1970.

Marian S. Rosen, Clyde W. Woody, Houston, Tex., for appellant.

James R. Gough and Gerald Applewhite, Asst. U.S. Attys., Houston, Tex., for appellee.

Before AINSWORTH and SIMPSON, Circuit Judges, and SINGLETON, District Judge.


ON PETITION FOR REHEARING


Helinda Jimenez was convicted on a two-count indictment charging her with violations of 21 U.S.C. § 174 (1964). Her conviction was based upon her discovered possession of heroin. We affirmed that conviction on June 26, 1968. We withheld a determination on this petition for rehearing pending action by the Supreme Court in two cases. That action has now been taken. Turner v. United States, 396 U.S. 398, 90 S.Ct. 642, 24 L.Ed.2d 610 (January 20, 1970); Leary v. United States, 395 U.S. 6, 89 S.Ct. 1532, 23 L.Ed.2d 57 (1969). Neither Turner nor Leary casts doubt upon the validity of the conviction we consider here. The section 174 presumption remains viable with respect to heroin. The petition for rehearing is accordingly denied.


Summaries of

Jimenez v. United States

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Feb 9, 1970
421 F.2d 1401 (5th Cir. 1970)
Case details for

Jimenez v. United States

Case Details

Full title:Helinda JIMENEZ, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Feb 9, 1970

Citations

421 F.2d 1401 (5th Cir. 1970)

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