UNITED STATES v. FAULKNER

No. 76-3090 Summary Calendar.

547 F.2d 870 (1977)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joe Jarrell FAULKNER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 23, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank Coffey, Fort Worth, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Edward B. McDonough, Jr., U. S. Atty., Mary L. Sinderson, George A. Kelt, Jr., Asst. U. S. Attys., Houston, Tex., Robert A. Berg, Asst. U. S. Atty., Corpus Christi, Tex., James R. Gough, Asst. U. S. Atty., Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GOLDBERG, CLARK and FAY, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Joe Jarrell Faulkner appeals from his conviction for possession of 450 pounds of marijuana with intent to distribute, a violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). We affirm.

Appellant challenges the constitutionality of the search which disclosed the contraband and further contends the district court's charge to the jury was improper.

The testimony at trial established the following. At approximately 5:00 p. m. on February 8, 1975, defendant...

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