Thelma Bills v. United States

369 F.2d 397, 1966 U.S. App. LEXIS 4256

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: November 28, 1966
• Docket: 20779_1
• Status: Published

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

This is an appeal of a conviction for trafficking in narcotics. Appellant attacks the sufficiency of the evidence.

An analysis of the evidence shows that the government made an adequate prima facie case. Appellant offered an alibi, which, if believed by the jury, would have exonerated her. But the jury obviously disbelieved her. Among the cases cited by appellant are two “guilt by association” cases that were reversed for lack of enough proof: Glover v. United States, 10 Cir., 306 F.2d 594, and Evans v. United States, 9 Cir., 257 F.2d 121. Here there was association and much more; that is, direct evidence from which the reasonable inference could be drawn that in the transaction she had her hands on the heroin involved. Also, there was evidence that she received money for it.

We find the evidence adequate.

Judgment affirmed.