UNITED STATES v. SALAS

No. 73-1896.

488 F.2d 939 (1974)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lauro Mirnes SALAS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 28, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan Brown, Robert Mitchell, San Antonio, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

William S. Sessions, U. S. Atty., Joel D. Conant, Asst. U. S. Atty., San Antonio, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BROWN, Chief Judge, and GODBOLD and SIMPSON, Circuit Judges.


GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:

The only issue in this appeal from a conviction of unlawful possession of heroin and cocaine with intent to distribute, 21 U.S.C.A. § 841(a) (1), is the validity of a seizure by federal agents of the narcotics, found in an automobile in which appellant was a passenger.

At the time federal agents began following the car they were in possession of the following information. Beginning about...

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