UNITED STATES v. GORTHY

No. 76-3538 Summary Calendar.

550 F.2d 1051 (1977)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John Paul GORTHY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 19, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald A. Woolf, C. Anthony Friloux, Jr., Houston, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

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

Before GOLDBERG, CLARK and FAY, Circuit Judges.


CLARK, Circuit Judge:

John Paul Gorthy, defendant, appeals from a judgment of conviction under 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and subsequent sentence entered September 1, 1976. We affirm.

Gorthy argues that the seizure of marijuana from his 1973 Dodge Huntsman Motor Home by Border Patrol Officer Gerusa at the Sarita checkpoint was without probable cause and violates his Fourth Amendments rights. As Gorthy was...

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