Raymond L. Mendez v. United States

On February 14,1963, a four-count indictment was returned against Raymond L. Mendez, appellant herein, and several others by the Federal Grand Jury for the Southern District of California, Central Division.

Count One charged appellant and his several co-defendants with conspiring with intent to defraud the United States by knowingly receiving, concealing, transporting and facilitating the concealment and transportation of marihuana, knowing the same to have been imported into the United States contrary to law, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 176a.

Count Two charged that appellant conspired with the same persons, with intent to defraud the United States, to transport, conceal and facilitate the transportation and concealment of marihuana which they had acquired without having paid the transfer tax imposed by 26 U. S.C. § 4741(a), in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 4744 .

Count Three charged appellant and one Koor with the knowing concealment of 20 pounds of marihuana on October 6, 1962.

Count Four charged one of appellant’s alleged co-conspirators with unlawful possession of marihuana.

Appellant was arraigned, entered a plea of not guilty, and following a court trial was convicted on all…