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UNITED STATES v. OWEN

No. 73-2554. Summary Calendar.

493 F.2d 463 (1974)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John Farley OWEN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 29, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dick DeGuerin, Houston, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Anthony J. P. Farris, U. S. Atty., Daniel V. Alfaro, James R. Gough, Asst. U. S. Attys., Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before THORNBERRY, GOLDBERG and RONEY, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

John Farley Owen appeals his conviction for conspiracy to import, importation, and possession with intent to distribute 232 pounds of marijuana. Stopping defendant Owen's car for a "routine immigration inspection" in search of aliens who were in the country illegally, Border Patrol Agents subsequently discovered the marijuana in plain view in the trunk of his car. In light of the validity of the search under this Court's prior decisions, see United...

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