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UNITED STATES v. TORRES-RIOS

No. 72-3092.

534 F.2d 865 (1976)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rigoberto TORRES-RIOS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied June 10, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lewis A. Wenzell (argued), Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., San Diego, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Michael E. Quinton, Asst. U.S. Atty., on the brief, Harry D. Steward, U.S. Atty., San Diego, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before HAMLEY and WALLACE, Circuit Judges, and REAL, District Judge.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied June 10, 1976.

OPINION

PER CURIAM:

Torres-Rios appeals his conviction of possession with intent to distribute 435 pounds of marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). We affirm.

In the early morning of August 1, 1972, a Border Patrol agent was parked at the intersection of Interstate Highway 8 and Highway S-1 in Southern California with his headlights shining across I-8. He observed a car...

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