UNITED STATES v. NEWELL

No. 73-2538.

506 F.2d 401 (1975)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sharon Maria NEWELL and Maria del Socorro Franco Guerra, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied March 4, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roberto J. Yzaguirre, Knox Jones, McAllen, Tex., for defendants-appellants.

Anthony J. P. Farris, U. S. Atty., Edward B. McDonough, Jr., James R. Gough, Mary L. Sinderson, Asst. U. S. Attys., Anna E. Stool, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before TUTTLE, WISDOM and GOLDBERG, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied March 4, 1975.

TUTTLE, Circuit Judge:

Sharon Maria Newell and Maria del Socorro Franco Guerra appeal their convictions for one count each of knowingly and intentionally possessing, with intent to distribute, marijuana, a Schedule I controlled substance, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). They contend that the search during which the marijuana was discovered violated their rights under the Fourth Amendment of...

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