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roboration could have been explained away upon various hypotheses, but the facts did serve to indicate that the admission by the accused was no mere fantasy or aberration.[1]
We turn now to the corroboration of the confessions in the present case.
B. Wong Sun's Confession and Its Corroboration
1. Wong Sun's confession stated the following: He met petitioner Toy at Marysville, California, about the middle of March, 1959, during a Chinese celebration. They returned to San Francisco together and discussed the possible sale of heroin. Wong Sun informed Toy that he could get a "piece" (28 grams, supra, p. 7) from one "Bill" for $450. Shortly after, Toy told Wong Sun he wanted a piece for "Johnny". Wong Sun knew Johnny only through Toy. Wong Sun obtained the heroin, and did so again on about 7 or 8 additional occasions, on one of which the heroin was for someone other than Johnny. On several occasions after obtaining the first piece, Wong Sun drove with Toy to Johnny's house, 606—11th Avenue (in San Francisco), and Toy would deliver the heroin to Johnny and the three would smoke some of the
- ↑ In United States v. Carminati, 247 F. 2d 640 (C.A. 2), certiorari denied, 355 U.S. 883, the admission of a defendant in October 1956 to one Botto that he had supplied one Russano with heroin was held sufficiently corroborated by a statement of Russano to Botto a year before, in September or October 1955, that the defendant was his supplier. There was also a discovery of Banker's Trust Company envelopes, in the defendant's possession, of the type used in the particular narcotics conspiracy (Id., 642, 644).
